Chitterling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Chitterling

The name Chitterling is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a person who made or sold a food item, such as sausages, made from the boiled or fried small intestines of animals. The surname Chitterling is derived from the Old English words cheterling and chiterling, which refer to those animal parts. Occupational names such as Chitterling frequently were derived from the principal object associated with the activity of the original bearer, such as tools or products. These types of occupational surnames are called metonymic surnames. The surname Chitterling may also be a diminutive of the word chit, which means a small child.

Early Origins of the Chitterling family

Early History of the Chitterling family

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Chitterling Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Chitterling include Chitterling, Chiterling, Chyterling and others.

Early Notables of the Chitterling family

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Migration of the Chitterling family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Chitterling were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.