| ![Show Contents]() Ketchman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of KetchmanWhat does the name Ketchman mean? The name Ketchman is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It is a name for someone who worked as a person who worked in a kitchen as a cook or server. Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. Occupational names have remained fairly common in the modern period. This is attested to by the continuing appearance of occupational suffixes at the end of many English surnames. Some of these suffixes include: herd, monger, maker, hewer, smith, and wright. Early Origins of the Ketchman familyThe surname Ketchman was first found in Yorkshire where John Kychynman was recorded in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. Later Thomas Kechynman was listed in Yorkshire in 1475, as was Jenet Kycheman was recorded in Rothwell, Yorkshire in 1553. In 1583, William Kitchingman was listed as a Freeman of York in 1583. 1 Another source notes more entries for the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls, that of Willelmus Kychynman; Johannes Kychynman; Beatrix Kychynman; and Hugo Kychynman. "Four Kychynmans occur also on early rolls as residents in the village of 'Colyngham.' The surname is common in Yorkshire records." 2 Early History of the Ketchman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ketchman research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1475, 1553, 1661, 1740, 1766, 1768, 1770, 1775, 1781, 1825, 1850, 1892, 1909, 1946 and 1971 are included under the topic Early Ketchman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ketchman Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Ketchman are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Ketchman include: Kitchingham, Kitchenman, Kitchinman, Kitchingman, Kycheman, Kychenman, Kechynman and many more. Early Notables of the Ketchman familyJohn Kitchingman (1740-1781), and English painter, a pupil at Shipley's drawing school and afterwards at the Royal Academy, and was awarded several premiums by the Society of Arts; he exhibited miniatures with the Free Society from 1766 to 1768, and from 1770 was a constant contributor to the Academy exhibitions, sending, besides portraits, figure-subjects and sea-pieces. His 'Beggar and Dog,' a subject from Mackenzie's 'Man of Feeling,' exhibited in 1775, was mezzotinted on a large scale by H. Kingsbury, and a set of four pictures representing the building, chase, unlading, and dissolution of a cutter, which appeared at the...
Another 99 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ketchman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ketchman familyMany English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Ketchman or a variant listed above: William Kitchinman who settled in Virginia in 1738 and James Kitchenman who sailed to Pennsylvania in 1848.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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