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Where does “Fitzhugh” come from?

Fitzhugh is an English surname combining the Old French fitz, meaning "son of," with the personal name Hugh, ultimately deriving from Latin filius and Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os.

Ancestry of “Fitzhugh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFitz-Son of; especially used for the illegitimate sons...
2Anglo-NormanfitzAlternative form of filz
3Old Irishdu-—
4Siciliandi—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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