Origen_catala

CATALAN ORIGIN

Amongst the hypothesis related to the origin of the surname, one could think about the possibility of a Catalan origin.

Arguments for:

According to the information analysed until now, the Orobitg families lived in Lleida since the XIII century and from the XVII onwards they moved to other parts of Catalonia and other countries.
In the northern part of Catalonia (quite near to Cervera and Granyenella), one can find names of villages, whose origin belongs to centuries before the Roman period (Basc origin, Celtic origin, Iberian origin). Some of them (such as Nyer, Olopte, Oveix, Urtx, ...) are quite peculiar and strange to us due to their so ancient origin. Moreover, the use of the surnames was generalised from the XI century onwards. It may have happened that the Orobitg had adopted such an ancient name (as the above mentioned villages) that nowadays it results peculiar to us.

Arguments against:

It is difficult to find either in Catalonia or in the rest of Spain surnames starting with ORO- (Orozco, Orona, Oromir) and there are no references of surnames ended by -ITG.
Only the etymologists Mr Moll and Mr Querexeta have dealt with the origin of the ‘Orobitg’ surname. They do not agree on the origin of the surname. In any case, neither Mr Moll nor Mr Querexeta say that ‘Orobitg’ has a Catalan origin.

CATALAN ORIGIN
Amongst the hypothesis related to the origin of the surname, one could think about the possibility of a Catalan origin.
Arguments for: According to the information analysed until now, the Orobitg families lived in Lleida since the XIII century and from the XVII onwards they moved to other parts of Catalonia and other countries. In the northern part of Catalonia (quite near to Cervera and Granyenella), one can find names of villages, whose origin belongs to centuries before the Roman period (Basc origin, Celtic origin, Iberian origin). Some of them (such as Nyer, Olopte, Oveix, Urtx, ...) are quite peculiar and strange to us due to their so ancient origin. Moreover, the use of the surnames was generalised from the XI century onwards. It may have happened that the Orobitg had adopted such an ancient name (as the above mentioned villages) that nowadays it results peculiar to us.
Arguments against: It is difficult to find either in Catalonia or in the rest of Spain surnames starting with ORO- (Orozco, Orona, Oromir) and there are no references of surnames ended by -ITG. Only the etymologists Mr Moll and Mr Querexeta have dealt with the origin of the ‘Orobitg’ surname. They do not agree on the origin of the surname. In any case, neither Mr Moll nor Mr Querexeta say that ‘Orobitg’ has a Catalan origin.