Pitzen Name Study

Profile managers: Sandie Schwarz [send private message] and One Name Studies WikiTree [send private message]

About the Project

The Pitzen Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Pitzen name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Pitzen name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Pitzen's), by time period (18th Century Pitzen's), or by topic (Pitzen DNA, Pitzen Occupations, Pitzen Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Category:Pitzen_Name_Study

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

To join the Pitzen Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Sandie (Schwartz) Schwarz for assistance.

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Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:

Research Pages

Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!

Membership

Related Surnames and Surname Variants

Surname1 Pitzen Category:Pitzen_Name_Study

Surname2 Pitson Frederick Pitson

Pitzen Knot

"The Pitzen Knot is referred to under numerous different names including Eugene Bend, Pitzen, and the 16-20 knot. At one point in time the legend of fly fishing called it the Fisherman's knot. Lefty Kreh was very familiar with this particular knot and adept at tying it. The name Pitzen was actually derived because of E. Pitzenbauer from Germany who received credit for the knot. The name of Eugene Bend credited the Pitzen to the San Jose Fly Casters Club's Keen Eugene. The American Angler Magazine issue from March and April of 2002 featured an article by E. Richard Nightingale in which he wrote about the Pitzen Knot. He referred to it as the 16-20 Knot in reference to the 16-20 club. The fly anglers of the club managed to catch a salmon that weighed sixteen pounds with this knot on a #20 fly. Whatever name you choose to refer to the Pitzen Knot it is an incredibly effective way to tie fly, hook, or lure to your fishing line." SOURCE: https://www.fishing.org/knots/pitzen-knot