Wratten Family History
Wratten Name Meaning
English (Kent):: probably a variant of Ratten from Old French raton ‘rat’ an unflattering nickname for someone thought to resemble a rat or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a rat catcher. possibly a habitational name from West Wratting in Cambridgeshire. The placename means ‘place where crosswort grows’ from Old English wrætt ‘crosswort’ + the placename forming suffix -ing.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022