>>>Preceded by the grandparents's names preceded by the great grandparents' names preceded by ...
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>>>Of course, that's how a lot of surnames are formed. Ben (son of) etc.
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>>As you know, Ben is the Hebrew version. Mac/Mc and O' are similar. Fitz is illegitimate son of. And, of course, we have names like Robertson, Smithson, Johnson, ...
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>>Tamar
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>Yeah, I wonder how people with the last name starting with Fitz explain this to their children.
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>On the other hand, Ella Fitzgerald wasn't anybody's son. ;)


Did you hear about the gay Irish couple? Morris Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzmorris.