Keitel Family History
Keitel Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name from Yiddish keytl ‘small chain hook’. German: nickname (mainly) for the youngest son from Middle High German kīde kīt ‘sprout offspring’. German: nickname for a crude person or a ruffian from Middle High German kīdel ‘wedge ruffian’. See Keidel .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022