What does "fitzpatrick" mean?

A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.

How do you pronounce "fitzpatrick"?

Pronounced //fɪtsˈpætɹɪk//.

Common synonyms include: family name, last name, phototype classification, phototype scale, skin phototype scale, skin type scale.

/fɪtsˈpætɹɪk/ name

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Proper Noun

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A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
"Jones began to be very importunate with the lady to unmask; and at length having prevailed, there appeared not Mrs Fitzpatrick, but the Lady Bellaston herself."

"Yes, Fitzpatrick. He comes from the U.S."

Calque of the Irish surname Mac Giolla Phádraig (“son of the devotee of Saint Patrick”). By surface analysis, Fitz- + Patrick.