McKettrick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland

The roots of the McKettrick family name are in ancient Scotland with the Viking settlers. McKettrick was 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 McKettrick family

The surname McKettrick 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 McKettrick family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McKettrick research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1000, 1376, 1643 and 1890 are included under the topic Early McKettrick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McKettrick Spelling Variations

Sound and intuition were the main things that scribes in the Middle Ages relied on when spelling and translating names. Since those factors varied, so did the spelling of the names. Spelling variations of the name McKettrick include MacKettrick, Kettrick, Kitterick, MacKitterick, MacEtterick, McKettrick, McKetrick, Ketterick and many more.

Early Notables of the McKettrick family

More information is included under the topic Early McKettrick Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the McKettrick family to Ireland

Some of the McKettrick 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.

McKettrick migration to the United States +

In North America, the monarchy was thousands of miles away and Scots were free to settle on their own land and practice their own beliefs. The American War of Independence provided an opportunity for these settlers to pay back the English monarchy and forge a new nation. Recently, this heritage has survived through North American highland games and Clan societies. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name McKettrick or a variant listed above:

McKettrick Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas McKettrick, who landed in Iowa in 1888 1

Contemporary Notables of the name McKettrick (post 1700) +

William McKettrick, Automobile Executive

Citations +

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)