Kitty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Kitty family
The surname Kitty was first found in Northampton where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1273 when Nicholas Kitte held estates in that shire.
Early History of the Kitty family
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Kitty Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Chitty, Chittie, Chyttie, Chytty, Kitty, Kittie, Chitterling, Kitterling, Chitterly, Kitterly, Chytterly, Chitter and many more.
Early Notables of the Kitty family
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Migration of the Kitty family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
Contemporary Notables of the name Kitty (post 1700) +
- Grace Kitty Barnett, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1972 1
- Kitty Linn O'Neil (1946-2018), American stuntwoman and racer, known as "the fastest woman in the world"
- Kitty Rhoades (1951-2016), née Richie, American politician, Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Kitty Kallen (1921-2016), born Katherine Kalinsky, an American popular singer, best known for her 1954 solo recording '"Little Things Mean a Lot"
- Kitty McGeever (1966-2015), born Catherine Jane Mitchell, an English actress and comedienne, best known for her role as Lizzie Lakely in Emmerdale from 2009 to 2013, the first blind actress to be cast in a British soap opera
- Kitty Brazelton (b. 1951), American vocalist, composer, flutist, lead singer, and bandleader
- Kitty Rhoades (b. 1951), American politician, former Wisconsin State Assemblywoman
- Kitty Carlisle (1910-2007), born Catherine Conn, American singer and actress, best remembered as a regular panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth
- Kitty Kelley (b. 1942), American journalist and author
- Kitty Lanahan (1903-1954), American actress better known as Kathleen Key during the silent era and great-great granddaughter of Francis Scott Key, composer of "The Star Spangled Banner"
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