Meaning
I have found only two sources that give little information on the last name Ortiz. Then first one said that it meant Son of Ortho and then I found another source that said the name was of Mozarabic origin. Hope this helps.
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La evolución de su patronímico, Fortunatus, a Fortún, Ortún o Fortunio dio lugar a los apellidos Fortúnez, Fortúniz y Ortiz
You can read a lot more about it at http://www.surnames.org/apellidos/ortiz.htm . I hope you speak Spanish... And remember not to believe everything you read in books, let alone the internet ;op
Hope this helps,
Magia
La evolución de su patronímico, Fortunatus, a Fortún, Ortún o Fortunio dio lugar a los apellidos Fortúnez, Fortúniz y Ortiz
You can read a lot more about it at http://www.surnames.org/apellidos/ortiz.htm . I hope you speak Spanish... And remember not to believe everything you read in books, let alone the internet ;op
Hope this helps,
Magia
Here
La evolución de su patronímico, Fortunatus, a Fortún, Ortún o Fortunio dio lugar a los apellidos Fortúnez, Fortúniz y Ortiz
You can read a lot more about it at http://www.surnames.org/apellidos/ortiz.htm . I hope you speak Spanish... And remember not to believe everything you read in books, let alone the internet ;op
Hope this helps,
Magia
La evolución de su patronímico, Fortunatus, a Fortún, Ortún o Fortunio dio lugar a los apellidos Fortúnez, Fortúniz y Ortiz
You can read a lot more about it at http://www.surnames.org/apellidos/ortiz.htm . I hope you speak Spanish... And remember not to believe everything you read in books, let alone the internet ;op
Hope this helps,
Magia
where dos this name come from
Leonhart probably means "lion heart".
Next time please start your own thread rather than replying to someone else's.
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Next time please start your own thread rather than replying to someone else's.
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This message was edited 10/28/2004, 12:34 AM