The ketterer Surname
ketterer Name Meaning and History
- occupational name for a chain maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German keten(e) ‘chain’ (Latin catena).
- metronymic from Ketter, a pet form of the personal name Katharina (see Catherine).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Charles Ketterer |
 PatriciaMacy
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| Ketterer family in Dayton, Ky |
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| Ketterer | Melanie | 8 |
| Klara Ketterer/Germany |
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| Frank Nicholas.Ketterer |
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| Family | Brett Ketterer | 5 |
| Ketterer Family in NY |
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| Ketterers come to America 1868 |
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| Robert McCartney b. Dec.13, 1841,d.1900abt. Born Kilmarock, Ayrshire, Scotland. |
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| Ketterers in Northern Kentucky | Lisa | 1 |
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