| ![Show Contents]() McKitterick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Scotland Ireland McKitterick is an ancient Viking-Scottish name 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 McKitterick familyThe surname McKitterick 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 McKitterick familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McKitterick research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1000, 1376, 1643 and 1890 are included under the topic Early McKitterick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McKitterick Spelling VariationsScottish names from the Middle Ages vary enormously in their spellings. This is a result of the fact that there were no universal standards like dictionaries for scribes to judge by. The recorded spelling variations of the name McKitterick include MacKettrick, Kettrick, Kitterick, MacKitterick, MacEtterick, McKettrick, McKetrick, Ketterick and many more. Early Notables of the McKitterick familyMore information is included under the topic Early McKitterick Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the McKitterick family to Ireland
Some of the McKitterick 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.
| McKitterick migration to Canada | + |
Settlers found farms all along the eastern part of what would become the United States and Canada. They provided a base and a backbone that would strengthen two great nations in the making. In the 20th century, the ancestors of those brave Scots have rediscovered their heritage through highland games and Scottish historical societies. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name McKitterick or a variant listed above, including: McKitterick Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Miss. Eliza Ann McKitterick, aged 1 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Washington" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle on 25th August 1847 1
- Mr. Thomas McKitterick, aged 3 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Washington" departing 9th July 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 26th August 1847 but he died on board 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name McKitterick (post 1700) | + |
- Christopher McKitterick (b. 1967), American writer of science fiction, educator, and academic, Chair of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
- Tom McKitterick, British editor of The Political Quarterly, eponym of the McKitterick Prize, United Kingdom literary prize
- Rosamond Deborah McKitterick, British historian, an authority on the Frankish kingdoms in the eighth and ninth centuries AD
- David McKitterick (b. 1948), English librarian and academic, Librarian and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 45)
- Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 88)
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McKitterick migration to Canada 
