The name Ketchman is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It is a name for someone who worked as a person who worked in a kitchen as a cook or server.Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. Occupational names have remained fairly common in the modern period. This is attested to by the continuing appearance of occupational suffixes at the end of many English surnames. Some of these suffixes include: herd, monger, maker, hewer, smith, and wright.
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Early Origins of the Ketchman family
The surname Ketchman was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from medieval times.
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Early History of the Ketchman family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ketchman research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1475, 1553, 1661, 1740 and 1781 are included under the topic Early Ketchman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Ketchman Spelling Variations
It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Ketchman are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Ketchman include: Kitchingham, Kitchenman, Kitchinman, Kitchingman, Kycheman, Kychenman, Kechynman and many more.
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Early Notables of the Ketchman family
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Migration of the Ketchman family
Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Ketchman or a variant listed above: William Kitchinman who settled in Virginia in 1738 and James Kitchenman who sailed to Pennsylvania in 1848.
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