Kettle Family History
Kettle Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Ketel Kitel (Old Norse Ketill meaning ‘kettle cauldron’ perhaps also ‘helmet’). Americanized form (translation into English) of German Kessel . Irish: in Ireland this generally is the English name in 1 above but in some cases it may also be an Anglicized form of Mac Thorcaill (see McCorkell ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022