All the variants I have found
All the variants I have found
| Anschetil(l) | Domesday book for Somerset |
| Ansketill | Domesday book for Somerset |
| Archil | Domesday book. (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Arkell | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Arnkell | Old Norse. (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Arnketil | Old Danish (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Arkettle | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Ashkettle | In use in 1779 |
| As(s)celin | Domesday book for Somerset |
| Cadell | 16C Norfolk. But Caddle is a current name which is not usually a variant |
| Caittil | Irish spelling of the old Norse Ketill (9th century) |
| Cattel(l) | 17C Norfolk |
| Cattela | 19C Norfolk |
| Cattle | 18C Norfolk, C19 England. Warning: Also a variant of Cottle |
| Ceatell | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Cedall | 17C Norfolk |
| Cettel(e) | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Chell | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Chetel | Domesday book. (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Chetil | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Chettle | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Chetyll | 16C Norfolk |
| Cytel | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Goettel | 18th century Philadelphia, USA |
| Grimkel(l) | Old Danish (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Grimkettle | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Grinchel | Domesday book (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Hinkel | Seen on movie credits. Perhaps derived from Ulfketil like Unckel |
| Keatle | 16C Norfolk |
| Keatyll | Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Keddell | 19C Norfolk. Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Keddle | Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kedell | 17C Norfolk. |
| Keetle | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle. I am not convinced |
| Keettel | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Keftell | English GRO indexes assume this is same as Kettle |
| Kegell | 16C 17C Norfolk |
| Kekell | 16C Norfolk |
| Kell(s) | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Kelling | Diminutive form of Kell |
| Ketel(l) | Confirmed alternative spellings. 13C Northumberland |
| Ketelaar(s) | Netherlands variant |
| Keteleer | Belgian variant |
| Kettelson | Patronymic form |
| Ketettle | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Kethe | 19C Norfolk. Is this a Kettle variant? |
| Ketil | Confirmed alternative spellings. Domesday book. Old Danish. (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Ketill | Confirmed alternative spelling. 14C York Old Norse (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Ketle | Confirmed alternative spelling. 16C Norfolk |
| Ketleborrough | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Ketleborrow | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Ketlle | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Kettal(l) | 19C Norfolk. IGI and English GRO indexes assume this is the same as Kettle |
| Kettel(e) | Confirmed alternative spelling. 17-19C England |
| Kettell(e) | Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Ketter | Rare. Found In English GRO indexes |
| Kettey | Rare. Found In English GRO indexes |
| Kettie | English GRO indexes assume this is same as Kettle. Is this a spelling mistake? |
| Kettill | IGI and English GRO indexes assume this is same as Kettle |
| Ketting | Rare. Found In English GRO indexes |
| Kettle | Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kettleborough | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Kettleborow | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Kettleborrowe | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Kettlele | 13C England |
| Kettlely | English GRO indexes assume this is same as Kettle |
| Kettles | IGI and English GRO indexes assume this is the same as Kettle |
| Kettless | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Kettlety | Added to the list when a real live Kettlety pointed out that her name was missing |
| Kettlewood | One of William Shakespeare's actors worked part-time for a certain John Kettlewood as an apprentice goldsmith. Kettlewood is still a live name today |
| Ketyl | Confirmed alternative spelling. 15C Norfolk |
| Kettyle | Rare. Found In English GRO indexes |
| Ketyll | Confirmed alternative spelling. 16C Norfolk, 14C Yorks |
| Kidal | Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kidale | 19C Norfolk |
| Kidall | 17-19C Norfolk. Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kiddal | 17-19C Norfolk |
| Kiddale | 17C Norfolk |
| Kiddall | 17C Norfolk. Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kiddel | 17C Norfolk. Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kiddell | 17C Norfolk. Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kidder | 17C Norfolk |
| Kiddill | 17C Norfolk. Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kiddle | 17-19C Norfolk. Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kidel | Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kidell | Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kidil | 19C Norfolk |
| Kidle | Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kilsson | Patronymic form |
| Kitel(l) | Rare. Found In English GRO indexes and Somerset Domesday Book |
| Kitlborow | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Kitle | Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kitlel | 19C Norfolk |
| Kitless | Rare. Found In English GRO indexes |
| Kittel(l) | Confirmed alternative spellings |
| Kittele | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Kitterall | Rare. Found In English GRO indexes |
| Kittiel | Rare. Found In English GRO indexes |
| Kittle | Confirmed alternative spelling. 19C Suffolk |
| Kittleborrow | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Kittsall | Rare. Found In English GRO indexes |
| Kjeldsen | Patronymic form |
| Kjell | Swedish first name derived from "Kettil". It is pronounced like the second half of the French name "Michel". |
| Kjelleman | Nickname for "Kjell" that is used in Norse and Swedish. "Man" is the same word as English "man". |
| Klette | In a transcript the name was given as Klette / Kettle |
| Knittle | Possibly a French variant |
| Kydel | Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kydle | Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kyteler | According to the translators of 'The Sorcery Trial of Alice Kyteler in 1324' Kyteler is an alternative spelling of Kettle |
| Kytle | America, during the American Revolution period. Confirmed alternative spelling |
| Kyttle | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle. A Kyttle family originates in Pennsylvania, USA |
| Oskell | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Oskettle | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Quitel | A Hugenot family who anglicised their name to Kettle |
| Steinchetel | Domesday book (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Steinkell | Old Norse (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Steinkettle | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Stenkil | Old Swedish (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Thirkettle | IGI assumes this is the same as Kettle |
| Thurcetel | 11C Anglo Saxon |
| Thurkle | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
| Torchil(l) | Domesday book for Somerset |
| Turchill | Domesday book for Somerset |
| Turtill | Live in Suffolk, England |
| Ulchel | Domesday book (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Ulchetel | Domesday book (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Ulfcetel | 11C Anglo Saxon |
| Ulfkil | (Old Danish) Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright |
| Uncle | Reaney & Thompson Dictionary of Surnames ascribes this to the same Ketil root as Ulfketil. A line has been researched from Herts, UK in the 1600s |
| Unckle | Reaney & Thompson Dictionary of Surnames |
| Unkell | Reaney & Thompson Dictionary of Surnames |
| Úlfkell | Old Norse (Scandinavian England; FT Wainwright) |
| Vonkettler | Canadian marriage register |
| Wulfkettle | Bardsley's surname dictionary |
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Last update 29 May 2005 |
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