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Origin of Ott Total Records: 64  Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Germany Surnames: Goethe, Goette, Goettee, Gothe, G?the, Otto, Lauer, Eggert, Thursam, Thuersam, Tiersam Submitted by: Allison Goettee Cate Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Not sure, I've been told it is an Italian name from the Calabria region. Surnames: Gigliotti Submitted by: Barbara Gillette Chambers Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: The Scott name originated from the northern region of Ireland. Ancient Scotland was invaded and conquered by this clan and it is said that they fought 'naked and painted blue'. They became the oldest clan in Scotland and they have some of the more colorful histories and legends of the Border Rievers. Surnames: Scot, Scott, Scotti Submitted by: Cheryl Buckingham-Scott Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: It is my understanding that Endicott is an old English name originally indicating the family that lived in the cottage at the end of the lane, hence 'Endicott'. Surnames: Endecott, Endicott Submitted by: Connie Endicott Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: The Nottingham name(pronounced not'ingum) comes from England and the first incidence of it's use is in the 11th century when William Peveril was called the Lord of Nottingham. The family inheriting the land, castle and perogatives took the name Nottingham. The first Earl of Nottingham was Charles Howard (1536-1624) a first cousin to Elizabeth I. He served as Lord High Admiral until 1619. According to some authorities, the first of the Nottingham line in America was Richard, from County Kent, England who settled in Virginia in 1646 in Northhampton County. Surnames: Nottingham Submitted by: Kathleen Hanna Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: What I was told by my grandparents was the name was taken from a mountain . The Matterhorn, where the orginal family came from .Not being good at geography its in that part of Germany or Switzerland near France. Surnames: Matter, Mattern, Mottern Submitted by: Martha Jane Long Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: This is an Anglo/Saxon surname that emerged as a notable English family in the country of Yorkshire where they were anciently. By the year 1509 they also appeared on the tax rolls of Oxfordshire. Surnames: Mabbet, Mabbetson, Mabbett, Mabbit, Mabbitt, Mabbot, Mabbotson, Mabbott, Mabbutt, Mabetson, Mabitt, Mabotson Submitted by: Michael B. Mabbitt Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: It is most commonly believed that the name Marcotte is derived from the French verb 'marcotter.' To 'marcotte' is a technique by which a branch of a tree is made to sprout its own roots before being detached from the mother plant. Such 'marcotting' is a process employed in vineyards, for example. The late Father Jean Marcotte, a Capuchin monk and primary genealogist of the Marcotte families suggested in his Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Marcotte that there may also be some link to the name Margot. Father Jean Macotte reported that F?camp archivist Jean LeMaitre (also a Marcotte descendant) notes that a monk named Hughes Margot was sent to King Harold of England, by William the Conqueror to seek a compromise, prior to the Norman invasion of England. The failure of that mission led to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The relevance of this information is that William the Conqueror (the Duke of Normandy), upon landing in England made his encampment in the friendly territory of the Norman Monks of F?camp, who held land near Hastings (click here or here to view source). According to the midieval historian Robert Wace (writing in the mid 1100s) Hughes Margot was one of these F?camp monks. F?camp, of course, is the city of ancestral oriMichael Erskine Surnames: Marcotte Submitted by: Michael Erskine Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Derivation of Merriot: Habitation name from a place in Somerset, England :-O.E. (ge) Moere-boundary or Miere, Mare & geat - gate. Alric filius Meriet, Aelric Meriete sune - 1066: cited in Domesday Book. Variations of Marriott or Marryat - changed through hypercorrection. Surnames: Marriott, Maryat, Merit, Meritt, Merrett, Merriot, Merriott, Merrit, Merritt, Merryett, Meryett Submitted by: Michael Merritt Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott 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 Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: The surname comes out of the old Celtic church. In the celtic church it was not forbidden for priests to marry and many a second son of a noble family inherited the position of abbot of a monestary. The most prevalent branch of the name comes from the scottish and belongs to the siol alpine. The scottish line of kings. Branches of the framilies spread rapidly over the countries of Ireland,Scotland,France and britain, Usually transplanted by wars between these countries and by alliances. The name is to be found in the dooms day book,(the first english census) conducted by Willian the conquerer in 1066. The celtic church was eventually replaced by the Roman church but roots to that celtic past live and religion live on in the name of Abbott. Surnames: Abbot, Abbott, Abot, Mcnab, Mcnabb Submitted by: gerald L.R.Abbott Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: English. The prominent New England family, from which came the first governor of Mass., were family of John Endecote. Surnames: Endecote, Endicott, Endecott, Endecoat Submitted by: Jeff Scism Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: also Mattern,Matern,Mathern. Believed to be from Switzerland originally. Surnames: Mottern Submitted by: Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Searching for information on Jean Scott married to Marie Nachelaeu of Ireland. Surnames: Scott Submitted by: Robert D. Scott Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: grandfather: groege frank osborn crotty born in 1886 in wennepeg, manitoba, canada. his father came from cork island in 1882. all info greatly appreciated and may god bless Surnames: crotty Submitted by: jamie Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: England g-g father cattle drover - tunbridge wells - one of six - latest info surname brudegott Surnames: ALLOTT Submitted by: kate brotherhood Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Martha's Vineyard Surnames: Cottle Submitted by: Bernice Sonna Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Family from Holzhausen, Grand Duchy of Baden (Germany) Surnames: Rottach Submitted by: Denise Parsons Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Looking for any information on Jack Scott born late 1800s married Daisy Clara Rookledge in Hull, England. Married around 1912-1914 Jack had brothers named Gilbert and Henry. Daisy had sisters named Violet and Madge, brother Albert, Ronald, Harold. Gilbert Scott was a Butcher Rookledge family were Brush makers. Thanks, Ron Scott rscott@crosslink.net Surnames: Scott Submitted by: Ron Scott Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Lookng for Tina, Dean & Tony Scott. Born 1950s. Father Donald Scott.(american airforce) Mother Iris (nee Smith) who came from Braintree,Essex England. Surnames: Scott Submitted by: Mrs Denise Smith Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Seeking ancestors/descendants of John Scott born Nov 12, 1826 in Arkansas and died July 29, 1907 in Llano or Burnet, Texas. John married his second wife Rhoda Rebecca Hughes in Llano, Texas on July 1, 1873 and they had the following children: Dollie, Clara Victoria, Nora Edna, Ernest and Leslie. Nora was my ggrandmother. Surnames: Scott Submitted by: Nicole Rogers Wiebe Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Mary BUZZACOTT married James KIMMINS 1778 Tiverton, Devon, England Surnames: BUZZACOTT Submitted by: Trish McGilchrist Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: origin and any information on Clair Don Philpott and his daughter Opal Colleen Philpott would be greatly appreciated. They are from WV. Colleen is still alive but her father has passed on. He had two other children by his first marriage Patricia Jo Philpott (Darnell) and Kenton``Keith Philpott. He also had 4 children from his second marriage...Shirley, Danny, Eddie and Gary. Surnames: Philpott Submitted by: Kim Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Moved to Heidelberg Germany from Namibia in 1999. Was born in Pietermaritzburg Natal SA in 1974, born Kim Krynauw, parents moved to Namibia and I lived there my whole life. Went to boarding school in Stellenbosch, worked in Namibia after school and am now in Germany. Surnames: Piggott Submitted by: Kim Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: I'm reasearching Ancestors of William Potts who was in Newry County Down N.Ireland in 1877 and John Thomas Potts Liverpool 1863-1943 Surnames: Potts Submitted by: Allan Potts Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: i would like to know if there are any of my grandfathers relatives still living.His name was winford marriott he was born in jamaica to a jamaican mother and a scottish father.I would really like to find some relatives that may be around that id dnot know about. Surnames: Marriott Submitted by: kierrah marriott Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: I am interested in sharing any information regarding the Tucknott name. My Ancestors George & Sophia Tucknott came from Bishopstone, East Sussex prior to 1839. Surnames: Tucknott Submitted by: Wendy Tucknott Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Bott family Montgomery, Roanoke Co., VA Surnames: Bott Submitted by: Sandy Cooper Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: I am searching for a drwawing or picture which depicts an Abbott coat of arms or heraldry. Ideally, this would be something which I can download and/or print from an Internet site. Surnames: ABBOTT Submitted by: Donald Abbott Armstrong Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Our family word of mouth tells us that our Rottmann's originated from the province in France known as Alsace-Lorraine. We were told that we were of German heritage, and that our name means "redman" Surnames: Rottmann Submitted by: Erica Rottmann Lemons Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Galeotti is the plural of galeotto (italian) name given to somebody that carry people and animals on a raft across a body of wather, a ferryman. The name was originated in Tuscany where many marshes, near the litoral, needed to be crossed by sepherds and merchants. The word galeotto can be found in the "Divina Commedia" by Dante in the litteral sense (l'angel galeotto - the ferryman angel, who transports Dante and Virgil to the island-mountain of Purgatory) and in methaphorical sense (as go between, in regard to Paolo and Francesca - Canto V - Inferno). Surnames: Galeotti Submitted by: Giorgio Galeotti Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: Proper spelling of the family name is Kotteritzsch with an Umlat(two small dots) above the 'o'. In English the letter e replaces the umlat - Koetteritzsch. It has been traced back to a small village named Koetteritzsch south of Leipzig, Germany -lower Saxony-Anhalt. Surnames: Kotteritzsch Submitted by: David Kettrick Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: John Parrott, b.1810, England, married Mary Hersey, b.1815, Thomaston, Me. John and Mary lived in Quincy, Ma. Surnames: Parrott Submitted by: Sandy Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: looking for parents/ancestors of Katherine Schott, born Wuerttemberg, Germany 1838 (7 Apr); cmae to America c.1848; married Ulrich Schneider 24 Jul 1861 in Leavenworth, Kansas; died 10 April 1880, t. Joseph, Mo.; witnesses at wedding were John & Maria Schott. She is my great-grandmother. Surnames: SCHOTT Submitted by: Hugh A. Sprague III Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: trying to find a Pamela Kay Scott Born in the 1950s. She is my husbands Birth mom, he has been trying to find info. gave birth in Boise, Idaho 4-27-67 Surnames: scott Submitted by: Linda Peterson Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: william scott 1846-1947 mr Mary Sarah Wallser possibly 5 children Surnames: scott Submitted by: pam Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: william wife florence daughter ida margaret born maitland N.S.W australia in 1888 Surnames: escott Submitted by: heather evans Origin of Ott, Meaning of Ott Origin: John Parrott, b. 1810, d. Quincy, Ma., married Mary Hersey, b. March 4, 1815, Thomaston, Me., d. Nov. 22, 1863, Quincy, Ma. children: John F., b. 1838, Quincy, Ma. married Caroline Connell, Mary H., b. 1839, Luther H., b. 1840, Nancy J., b. 1844, Albert, b. 1846, Eliza, b. 1848. Surnames: Parrott Submitted by: Sandy Fuller Volak 2/17/2012 8:46 AM Page 1 of 2

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