Kettering Family History
Kettering Name Meaning
German: variant of Kettenring a habitational name from a not yet located place in Rhineland named so or alternatively a cognate of Kettermann (see Ketterman ). The surname Kettering is also found in the Netherlands. Compare Catron Cattron Ketring and Ketron . English: habitational name from Kettering in Northamptonshire. The placename probably derives from an Old English personal name Cytra + the Old English group-name suffix -ingas. This surname is rare in Britain.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022