i've wondered about this too, but never carried the thought that far. very interesting! if you ever find out anything about it, let me know :)
my last name comes from a bird. i have no idea why our family was named after a bird, and i've always wondered. it's on our coat of arms and everything. the first known ancestors to carry the name were knights and such, so you'd think they would have something more...war-like, i guess.
also, i did not know the meaning of "fitz". that puts all those aristocratic-sounding fitz-so and so's, in a new light.
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Date: 2009-10-12 09:42 am (UTC)my last name comes from a bird. i have no idea why our family was named after a bird, and i've always wondered. it's on our coat of arms and everything. the first known ancestors to carry the name were knights and such, so you'd think they would have something more...war-like, i guess.
also, i did not know the meaning of "fitz". that puts all those aristocratic-sounding fitz-so and so's, in a new light.