Ketton Family History

from Ketton (Rutland) which is recorded as Chetenea in 1163, Ketene in 1174, Ketone in 1322 and Ketton in 1519. The origin of the place-name is uncertain. It may derive from a derivative of British *cēto ‘wood’ or an Old English personal name *Cēta (genitive *Cētan) + Old English ēa ‘stream’. Some of the bearers cited here may alternatively belong to (3).

from Ketton in Aycliffe (Durham) but it is uncertain that this surname survived into the modern period. The place-name is recorded as Cattun about 1123 and probably derives from Old English catt ‘cat’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’.

for the Notts name see Keeton.

for the Lancs name see Caton.