Ketterle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Austria

Early Origins of the Ketterle family

The surname Ketterle was first found in Austria, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Ketterle family

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Ketterle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kitterle, Kittrell, Kettrell, Ketrel, Kitrel, Kiterl, Ketrel and many more.

Early Notables of the Ketterle family

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Ketterle migration to the United States +

Ketterle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

M Ketterle, who arrived in America in 1847 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Ketterle (post 1700) +

Wolfgang Ketterle (b. 1957), German physicist, professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Co-winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize for Physics

Sources +

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)