Gatlin Family History
Gatlin Name Meaning
English: of uncertain origin; probably a variant of
Catlin or Gadling, a nickname from Old English
gœdeling ‘kinsman’, ‘companion’, but also ‘low fellow’.Possibly an altered spelling of German
Göttling, from a Germanic personal name formed with
god ‘god’ or god ‘good’ + -ling suffix of
affiliation, or, like Gättling (of which this may also be an
altered form), a nickname from Middle High German getlinc
‘companion’, ‘kinsman’. Compare 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Gatlin
Name Distribution of Gatlin Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Gatlin families
 56 - 110  19 - 55 |
 1 - 18  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Gatlin families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Gatlin Family Origin
Gatlin Immigration Information
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Gatlin Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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