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Ette Origin and Immigration
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Origin: It originates from the Orkney islands in the Scottish region of the UK it is probably Scandanavian in origin
Surnames: Linklater, Linkletter
Submitted by: Dave
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Origin: I have been searching the Deter name and have found it was derived from the name deterich. That Deterich name has been changed to such spellings as Tetter, Detter, Deter, Detter and I would not be surprised if Detrich is not one of those misspelled names. The Deterich I have reference too was a German that arrived in the Mennonite community of Pa. and because of the French and Indian war moved to, and was a German Baptist minister in Washington Co. Md.
Surnames: Deter, Detrich, Detter, Tetter
Submitted by: Max Shew
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Origin: The name started with descendants of King Kanute/Canute. When they came over from England the name got retranslated with the regional accents. William Cornett is the one that started in the United States. I have more history on it if you are interested. I have done some research on King Canute, who turns out to be a very honorable King and was mentioned in William Bennett's Book of Virtues.
Surnames: Canute, Cornett, Cornette, Kanute
Submitted by: Nina L. Gosser
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Origin: Variants of the name Ketter are regional spellings, common in Wesphalia Germany. The surname Ketter is an ancient Teutonic word used to describe a soldier who wears chain mail armor. The word has been in use since before the 5th century, when Germanic soldiers went to England. The village in England named Kettering means, village of Ketters.
Surnames: Ketter, Koetter, Kotter
Submitted by: Paul S. Ketter
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Origin: The name Burchett-Birchett-Burchette is supposedly derived from a family living at the end of a street somewhere in England that had a small Birch tree close to their home -thus Burchett-Birchett Burchette
Surnames: Birchett, Burchett, Burchette
Submitted by: William H. Burchett
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Origin: The name originated from Jacob Jansen who was from Etten Holland. When he came to New York in about 1660 he listed his name as Jacob Jansen von or van (meaning from) Etten. The name became Jacob Jansen Van Etten. Variations of the name have developed over the years as the family spread throughout the United States.
Surnames: Van Eaton, Van Etten, Van Nattan, Vanatta, Vannatta
Submitted by: Sue Devine
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Origin: The origin of the surname Morrissette is in France.%0a%0aThe original French Huguenot Pierre Morriset arrived in America in 1700 and is one of the original settlers of Manakintowne, Va., a Huguenot settlement on the James River. The name Morriset in the area of Virginia gradually changed spellings to Morrisset, Morrisette, Morrissette. In colonial Va. it may even be found as Moracet because spellings were so inconsistent.%0a%0aThe surname is believed to be derived in France from followers of St. Maurice, who became a Christian martyr. The surname Morriset/Morrissette has in its origin the definition 'Little Maurice.' Very little has yet been discovered of the area(s) of France in which the French Morrisets lived.%0a%0aThere have been found Morrissette Huguenot settlers in Australia. There were also Morrissette/Morissette emigrants to Canada, who remained Catholic, while the Huguenot immigrants to this country were, of course, Protestant. The Catholic Canadian Morrisettes migrated to America into the midwest in search of new free lands in the 1800's. Thus there are many of that surname in that part of the country.%0a%0aThe Virginia Morrisets/Morrissettes migrated to West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. Today thereHelen Morrissette Flagg
Surnames: Morrisette, Morrisset, Morrissette
Submitted by: Helen Morrissette Flagg
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Origin: Lot, (southern) France, via the Dukedom of Epernon; and a branch via England to Colonial America and a branch from France to Louisiana.
Surnames: De La Vallette, Lavalette, Valette, Vallette
Submitted by: zwiggy
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Origin: It's from France and when that family came to the U.S.A. there were 2 brothers and they wanted to part company. One chose the orginal spelling and the other changed the spelling to Duket.
Surnames: Duket, Duquette
Submitted by: Lyn Duket
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Origin: Jean Baptiste married Leontine Doyon...Raymond Paquette died 1911...begot:Telesfore/Eugene & Alfonse...remarried in 1913 & begot Charles
Surnames: Paquette
Submitted by: Therese Paquette/Rose
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Origin: dob:11/10/61 father:pierre pacquette dob:31/7/40 in guadelope west-indies mother:helen fontaine dob:5/9/43
Surnames: pacquette
Submitted by: stephen pacquette
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Origin: hylarion cailloutte mari? a marguerite roy le 10 janvier 1876. Enfants du nom de florenc caillouette.
Surnames: caillouette
Submitted by: annie
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Origin: Betty J Burdette 4/11/42 Search for father Jack E from WV
Surnames: Burdette
Submitted by: Betty Caskey(Burdette)
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Origin: Family History\Geneology as far back as possigle : all countries
Surnames: Duquette
Submitted by: Sheila McKillop
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Origin: French
Surnames: Guilmette
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Origin: Overstreets of GA/SC
Surnames: MALLETTE
Submitted by: Susan
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Origin: Charles William Baskette, married to Mattie Reid. Son Fitzhugh Baskette. May have had several daughters. Resided around King & Queen County VA, or King William County VA circa 1880.
Surnames: Baskette
Submitted by: Jay Baskette
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Origin: Looking For The Perants Of Perry Anderson Ketterman. Born 1890 Randolph Co.Wv Died 1969 Ohio Any Thing On Him?
Surnames: Ketterman
Submitted by: Anthony Ketterman
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Origin: Joseph Bequette born 1856 in St. Genevieve, MO. Married Olive Hobert in 1878 in Prairie du Rocher, IL
Surnames: Bequette
Submitted by: Bobbette Bequette
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Origin: Looking for Lorette/Lorett/Loreth family members. Originally from Bavaria. Settled in Braymer, MO and Quincy, IL
Surnames: Lorette
Submitted by: Jinni Lorette Pope
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Origin: Looking for any information on the KIESEWETTER family that came to the Tanunda area of South Australia in the 1840s.
Surnames: KIESEWETTER
Submitted by: Dot Wells
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Origin: French
Surnames: Piette
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Origin: Feminine of Antony or Anthony, from the Greek, ??, a flower.
Surnames: Antoinette, Antonia
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Origin: In George F. Jones book it says "TTER" means "Dweller on the ETT (river)" or "Dweller in a wattled enclosure." I have had cnfirmed by three people fom Schweiz, Austria and Baden-Wurttemberg, that Etter means this. 1.) The word Etter comes from the Alemans. It was the name of the Bounds, Fences of her Village. The villages of the Alemans was enclosed by "Palisades" witch was called etter. Daniel Etter Schweiz 2.) "Ethymologisches W?rterbuch der deutschen familiennamen" = "Ethymological dictionary of german familynames". according to this book there are 2 possibilities. A: the name based on the old fences (as we already have discussed) B: the name based on the old alemannic word of Etter which means Kinsman. Alexander Lutz Austria 3.) ETTER: either is 1) Middle High German "?ter" = village fence, boundary; or 2) MHG "etter" = cousin. ETTERLI(N): Affectionate form for Etter = cousin. Etterli(n) was widely spread in the alemannic region (the -i is typically Swiss). In 1407 there is a Heinzmann ETTERLIN, Vogt (bailiff, administrator) at Istein (L?rrach, near the Swiss border), and in 1441 Anton => ?TTERLI (!), also spelt ETTER- LIN, town scribe in Schaffhausen (Switzerland). Heinz Majer Baden-W?rttemberg
Surnames: Etter, Vogel, Kremitzki, Howard, Parsons
Submitted by: Robert Etter
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Origin: Symonette name originated in Scottland, England meaning unknown.
Surnames: Symonette, Brantley
Submitted by: Thelma Eloyce Symonette-Brantley
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Origin: Means black in Hungarian
Surnames: Fekete/Fekette
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Origin: Brouillet dit Lavigueur
Surnames: Brouillette
Submitted by: Kelly Brouillette Willis
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Origin: LaFollette means the little crazy women in French
Surnames: LaFollette
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Origin: i would like to know the meaning of MARLETTE please
Surnames: Marlette
Submitted by: marlette noel
Origin of Ette, Meaning of Ette
Origin: The German family name Goethe is classified as being of nickname origin. Surnames which are derived from a nickname are said to contribute one of the widest and most varied class of family names. This particular category emcompasses many different types of origin. The most obvious are those names which are based on a physical characteristic or personal attribute of the initial barer. In this particular instance, the surname Goethe is derived from the Middle High German "götte, gotte" which literally indiciates "godparent". Thus, this term would have been applied to one who was the godparent of an important person in the community. Alternatively, this surname is of personal name origin, derived from the first name of the father of the initial barer. Here the name indicates "son of Göte", a pet form of first names derived from the Old High German "Got" meaning "God". Variants of the surname include Gotti, Götti, Gotte, Goth,and Göd.
One of the earliest references to this name or to a variant is a record of on Cuonr. der Göthe who appears in documents relating to Villingen in 1329. However, research is of course ongoing and this name may have been documented even earlier then the date indicated above. Hsnsli Gotti is recorded as residing in the Unterbaldingen in 1398. We also read of the marriage of Friedrich Georg Goethe and Anne Elisabeth Lutz (personal note: it was their son who produced George II and Heinrich who were my ancestors who came from Germany to South Carolina) in Frankfurt m Main, Hessen-Nassau, on the 18th of April 1687. Ernst Wilhelm Gienther Goethe, son of Johann Daniel Bernhard Goethe and Auguste Wilhelmine Bohnhardt, was born in Koethen, Anhalt, Fraureuth, Reuss-Aeltere-Linie, Thuringen, on June 22nd, 1839.
Surnames: Goethe, Goettee, Gotti, Götti, Gotte, Goth, Göd
Submitted by: Allison Goettee (Goethe) Newton
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Origin: helpful, war master
Surnames: pilette
Submitted by: joe
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