indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English (British)
Other Forms FormsCatt, Cat, Catts, Chatt, and Chat
Meaning & History
The proud Norman name of Ketts was developed in England soon after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It was a name for a person who has a fancied resemblance to a cat. The name stems from the Old Northern French cat, of the same meaning, which occurs in many languages in the same form from a very early period.