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![Show Contents]() Kat Surname History
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 England
The name Kat is tied to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of England. It comes from the name Christopher, where Kitt is a pet form. The name Kat is a diminutive, which is an expression relating to smallness in size or endearment, of the name. The most common diminutive suffixes are ot, et, un, in, el. Double diminutives are also formed from these suffixes, such as Hamelin, Roblett, Adnett, or Turkentine. Names ending in cock and kin became used more frequently in the mid-13th century and in the 14th century, they became extremely common. Early Origins of the Kat familyThe surname Kat was first found in Middlesex, where they held a family seat from early times. Early History of the Kat familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kat research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1173, 1273, 1327, 1377, 1621 and 1669 are included under the topic Early Kat History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kat Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Kat has undergone many spelling variations, including Kitt, Kit, Kitts, Kitte, Kyt, Kytte and others. Early Notables of the Kat familyMore information is included under the topic Early Kat Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Kat migration to the United States | + |
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Kat were among those contributors:
Kat Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Claes Cornelissen Kat, who landed in New York in 1662 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Kat (post 1700) | + |
- Kat Steel, American actress, voice actress, presenter and model from West Bloomfield, Michigan
- Kat Hebden, British BAFTA Award nominated producer, known for her work on The Voice UK (19 episodes), The X Factor (7 episodes)
- Kat Banyard (b. 1982), British author and speaker on sexual equality
- Kat Denning (b. 1986), American actress
- 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)
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Kat migration to the United States 
