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![Show Contents]() Ketter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The saga of the name Ketter begins among the Viking settlers who arrived in Scotland in the medieval era. The name Ketter is derived from the Old Norse personal name Sigtryggr, which literally means true victory. The Gaelic form adopted for the surname is Mac Shitrig. Early Origins of the Ketter familyThe surname Ketter was first found in Galloway (Gaelic: Gall-ghaidhealaibh), an area of southwestern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, that formerly consisted of the counties of Wigtown (West Galloway) and Kirkcudbright (East Galloway), where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Ketter familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ketter research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1000, 1376, 1643 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Ketter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ketter Spelling VariationsContemporary spellings of ancient Scottish names often bear little resemblance to the original recorded versions. These spelling variations result from the fact that medieval scribes spelled words and names alike according to their sounds. Ketter has been spelled MacKettrick, Kettrick, Kitterick, MacKitterick, MacEtterick, McKettrick, McKetrick, Ketterick and many more. Early Notables of the Ketter familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ketter Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ketter RankingIn the United States, the name Ketter is the 15,163rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1  Migration of the Ketter family to Ireland
Some of the Ketter family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 76 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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The colonies on the fertile east coast of North America soon had many farms run by Scots. These hardy settlers provided a backbone for the great nations of the United States and Canada that would emerge in the next centuries. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name Ketter or a variant listed above, including:
Ketter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Henrich Ketter, who arrived in New York, NY in 1710 2
- Tobias Ketter, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 2
Ketter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Phil Wilh Ketter, who arrived in America in 1854 2
- Wilhelm Ketter, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1860 2
- Henry Ketter, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1874 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ketter (post 1700) | + |
- Clay Ketter (b. 1961), American painter and photographer
- Philip "Phil" Ketter (1884-1965), American Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1912
- Henry Ketter, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1900 3
- E. F. Ketter, American Republican politician, Candidate for Missouri State House of Representatives from Audrain County, 1954 3
- Kerry Kenneth Ketter (b. 1947), Canadian retired NHL ice hockey player from Prince George, British Columbia
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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