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  • Distribution of Otter Families in the US in 1840
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  • Distribution of Otter Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Otter Total Records: 7  Origin of Otter, Meaning of Otter 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 Otter, Meaning of Otter 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 Otter, Meaning of Otter Origin: also Mattern,Matern,Mathern. Believed to be from Switzerland originally. Surnames: Mottern Submitted by: Origin of Otter, Meaning of Otter 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 Otter, Meaning of Otter Origin: Carlsson is a swedish name and it means "the son fo Carl" If the fathers name was Carl Svenson then the oldest son was often named Sven Carlson. If the child was a daughter her surname would be Carlsdotter, dotter=daughter. The same idea applies for Danish and Norwegian names to. Surnames: Carlson/Carlsdotter Submitted by: An-Che Minneskjold Origin of Otter, Meaning of Otter Origin: A runner between friendly forces. Surnames: Trotter Submitted by: Bill Origin of Otter, Meaning of Otter Origin: Sweden Surnames: Anderson and Anderdotter Submitted by: 2/17/2012 9:13 AM Page 1 of 1

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