Fites History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Fites family

The surname Fites was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Fites family

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Fites Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vittinghoff, Vietinghoff, Fitinghoff, Fitenhoff, Fetenhoff and many more.

Early Notables of the Fites family

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Fites migration to the United States +

Fites Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Domingo Fites, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1880 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Fites (post 1700) +

Tamara Fites, American visual effects specialist, known for Total Recall (1990), RoboCop 3 (1993) and Legend (1985)
Trisha Fites, American actress, known for her role in Carolers A-Cluckin' (2021)
Donald Vester Fites (b. 1934), American businessman, Chairman and CEO of Caterpillar, Inc. from 1990 to 1999
Jeffrey S. Fites, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2000 2
Howard Fites, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1952 3

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html