Fitz

Fitz is in the English-speaking world a prefix in surnames Anglo -Norman origin. It arose from the Norman fiz / felt ( = son, see French fils, Latin filius ). He says that the first bearer of the name of the son is the person who follows the prefix, such as Fitzpatrick ( = son of Patrick ) or FitzGilbert ( = son of Gilbert ). See also: patronymic

Fitz is the surname of the following persons:

A German actor family, see Fitz (Family)

Albert Fitz (1842-1885), German biologist
Fitz Alexander (* 1948), German-Russian writer, journalist and scriptwriter
Brent Fitz (*?), Canadian rock drummers
Cayetana Fitz- James Stuart ( born 1926 ), Spanish aristocrat
Florian Fitz (born 1967 ), German actor
Florian David Fitz ( born 1974 ), German actor
François de Fitz- James (1709-1764), Duke of Fitz- James, chaplain of Louis XV. and Bishop of Soissons (1739-1764)
George Fitz (1860-1940), member of the German Reichstag
Gerd Fitz ( born 1930 ), German folk actor and pop singer
Hans Fitz (1891-1972), German playwright, actor and director
Hans Peter Fitz (1929-1969), German artist
Fitz and Purses (* 1961), German actress
Fitz Henry (1808-1863), American telescope manufacturer
Jacobo Fitz- James Stuart y Falco (1878-1953), Spanish diplomat
James Francis Fitz- James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick ( 1696-1738 ), Spanish and Jacobite nobleman
Jenő Fitz (1921-2011), Hungarian archaeologist, historian and numismatist
John Fitz (1796-1868), merchant, winery owner and Dürkheimer City Council
John Driscoll Fitz- Gerald (1873-1946), American linguist and Hispanist
Karsten Fitz, American studies professor at Passau
Lisa Fitz (* 1951), German cabaret artist
Michael Fitz ( diplomat ) ( born 1938 ), Austrian diplomat
Michael Fitz (actor) (born 1958 ), German actor and musician
Nepo Fitz ( born 1981 ), German musical comedian, singer and pianist
Peter Fitz (1931-2013), German actor and voice actor
Reginald Heber Fitz (1843-1913), American physicist
Sarah Fitz- Gerald ( born 1968 ), Australian squash player
Ulrich Fitz (1919-2000), Austrian politician (ÖVP )
Veronika Fitz ( b. 1936 ), German actress people
Walter Fitz (1921-1992), German folk actor, pop singer and composer
William " Willy " Fitz (1918-1993), German football player