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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • North German and Dutch : from a Germanic personal name, Katt, of obscure origin.
  • North German and Dutch : from Middle Low German katte ‘cat’, Middle Dutch catte, hence a nickname conferred with reference to some attribute of the animal, such as independence or light-footedness.

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