Cattle Surname

247,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cattle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Chetel,' a weakened form of Ketel (v. Kettle). A northern mythological name. compare Arkettle.

Chetel Frieday, a freeman, Norfolk, 1087: History of Norfolk.

Cattle Bagge, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Cattle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8211:67,8667,851
Australia3511:76,9118,987
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Canada891:413,99536,402
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Wales521:59,5105,360
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7381:33,0294,364
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Cattle (84) may also be a first name.

Cattle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Chetel,' a weakened form of Ketel (v. Kettle). A northern mythological name. compare Arkettle.

Chetel Frieday, a freeman, Norfolk, 1087: History of Norfolk.

Cattle Bagge, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Chetill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Chetel, 1379: ibid.

1561. Married-Henry Chettle and Johane Talbott: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Margery Chettle, of Taunton, Somerset, 1630: Abstract of Somersetshire Wills.

1683. Thomas Gibson and Alice Cattle: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1780. Married-William Cattell and Susanna Heakes: St. George, Hanover Square.

1781.-Joseph Bridges and Hannah Chettle: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Sharpened forms of Caddel which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Cattell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Welsh Annals (Annales Cambriae, Mon. Hist. Brit.) mention a Catell, king of Powys, in A.D. 808, and other eminent personages of the same Christian name. Cattal is, however, the name of a township in the W. R. of Yorkshire. The forms in the H.R. are De Catallo and Catel. A French Protestant refugee family of Catel settled in England temp. Elizabeth.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This may be a diminutive of the surname Cat, for Catherine; or from the Irish name Cahill or Cathail; from cathal, valour.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Cattall; a location name in Yorkshire Or from the Old Norse, Kaðall; from the French, Catel; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of Cattell is now well established around Birmingham: it is also found in the contiguous county of Oxford. Six hundred years ago it occurred as Catel and Katel in Bucks, Cambridgeshire, Hunts, Norfolk, and Lincolnshire (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cattle Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cattle Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cattle is found most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cattle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 247,845th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,543,358 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Cattle live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Cattle is also the 1,046,220th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 84 people.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 821 people, or 1 in 67,866. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 19 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Not including England this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Cattle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cattle has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cattle surname expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 211 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,040 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cattle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cattle are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cattle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $48,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.69% more than the national average, earning $57,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cattley92378/
Cattles92120/
Chattle9270/
Cattler9213/
Casttle9212/
Cattyle927/
Cattlet922/
Cattlle921/
Ceattle921/
Cattele920/
Scattle920/
Catle91445/
Cattlett8667/
Cattelle8664/
Chattley8634/
Cheattle861/
Casttele860/
Castle8348,651/
Cottle8311,315/
Catley832,132/
Catler8394/
Catile8391/
Chatle8347/
Catele8328/
Kattle8323/
Cautle8323/
Catlet8319/
Sattle8319/
Catlee839/
Catles835/
Cahtle834/
Cattla833/
Catlle832/
Cathle832/
Catlie832/
Catlea831/
Caatle831/
Cattly830/
Catleu830/
Cale809,066/
Chattelle8087/
Cattiller801/
Catlett777,356/
Castles774,497/
Castile771,676/
Cheatle77750/
Chatley77668/
Castley77468/
Catelle77219/
Cottles77176/
Sattley77143/
Cautley77132/
Cottler77118/
Castler7790/
Zattler7755/
Cathles7753/
Castele7749/
Chautle7716/
Cottele7712/
Scatley7710/
Catille779/
Casstle776/
Cajtler776/
Chathle776/
Castlle775/
Kattley773/
Cathlee772/
Castlee772/
Cattail772/
Scottle772/
Quattle771/
Cathler771/
Catledt771/
Caethle771/
Cautler771/
Caitler771/
Cathley771/
Cathyle771/
Castetl771/
Kgattle771/
Kattlei771/
Caitley770/
Cottley770/
Castleh770/
Kattyle770/
Seattle770/
Zattles770/
Catleht770/
Catleis770/
Sattlee770/
Cautile770/
Saittle770/
Catlets770/
Cattlit770/
Calle73135,743/
Calei7316,193/
Caley735,345/
Cales733,650/
Catli732,037/
Caler731,877/
Katle731,483/
Satle731,436/
Calep731,120/
Caile731,024/
Caule73859/
Calea73560/
Calet73414/
Calie73246/
Cayle73150/
Catly73147/
Caled73106/
Calez7359/
Calje7358/
Casle7324/
Caleh7316/
Catla7314/
Calee7312/
Caleu7310/
Calge736/
Caale736/
Calhe735/
Ceale735/
Jatle734/
Ccale734/
Cotle733/
Zatle732/
Cahle732/
Kcale731/
Cajle731/
Gcale731/
Calej731/
Castille714,936/
Castelle71983/
Chatelle71718/
Cheatley71326/
Casteele71321/
Catiller71122/
Chathley7155/
Casstles7134/
Cottille7124/
Cattella7114/
Castuile7110/
Sattelle718/
Kattelle715/
Cattelli714/
Cathless714/
Castllet714/
Cottelle712/
Catletts711/
Scottlee711/
Castilhe711/
Catielle711/
Cattilla711/
Castylle711/
Caustley710/
Keattley710/
Caystile710/
Cathlett710/
Cotteele710/
Chatille710/
Catlettt710/
Calles6724,496/
Katele6710,369/
Kettle678,714/
Cauley676,900/
Caille676,782/
Katile676,718/
Kgatle675,340/
Casler672,929/
Callet672,635/
Callea672,293/
Kathle672,083/
Caller671,843/
Calley671,715/
Castellet671,135/
Casley67926/
Caulet67876/
Cayley67645/
Casteller67616/
Cotler67600/
Seatle67464/
Cailes67424/
Caules67388/
Sathle67353/
Caleap67326/
Ccalle67295/
Zatler67282/
Caulea67280/
Cheale67278/
Caulle67250/
Cajler67238/
Cotlet67228/
Castillet67226/
Cayler67216/
Cathel67204/
Catlla67174/
Castiller67162/
Cailer67154/
Khatle67145/
Cauler67134/
Kattla67133/
Cauule67132/
Caylet67125/
Costle67108/
Caulee6788/
Callee6778/
Caless6767/
Cathil6767/
Chatli6766/
Cailey6750/
Kottle6747/
Cateil6744/
Callei6739/
Cailhe6736/
Couttelle6731/
Cotleţ6730/
Cealey6728/
Callez6725/
Caleph6725/
Cailet6724/
Calhes6724/
Kattly6722/
Callie6721/
Katley6721/
Chatly6721/
Cailei6719/
Castellez6716/
Castelles6714/
Cahley6713/
Cautli6713/
Cahale6713/
Cotley6711/
Sottle6711/
Calleu6711/
Jatley6710/
Calehr6710/
Called6710/
Calher6710/
Chaitelle6710/
Kaatle678/
Satley678/
Calhei678/
Calløe678/
Kattli678/
Callej677/
Katlea677/
Jattly677/
Cotles676/
Katlet675/
Calgey675/
Casles674/
Katlee674/
Chotle674/
Caleis674/
Caulie674/
Caales674/
Casttelli674/
Caslei674/
Cotleț674/
Qatele674/
Cayles673/
Calett673/
Quatle673/
Kcalle673/
Castilles673/
Coutle673/
Caslet673/
Caleea673/
Chaytylle673/
Cotlez673/
Calesd673/
Satlea673/
Zatley672/
Cootle672/
Caleer672/
Catlit672/
Katlhe672/
Katlie672/
Sautle672/
Catlya672/
Caylie672/
Satlee672/
Catail672/
Satleh672/
Cailee672/
Katetl672/
Cotile672/
Caistelle672/
Cautly671/
Caylee671/
Katles671/
Qatley671/
Saatle671/
Catlip671/
Caleas671/
Calees671/
Caliey671/
Cailea671/
Caitli671/
Cealea671/
Chattilli671/
Hcaley671/
Cotleu671/
Cojtle671/
Czatla671/
Calleh671/
Cottla671/
Jaitle671/
Cailez671/
Caglie671/
Cahleh671/
Callep671/
Caleha671/
Chatlé671/
Cathli671/
Catllá671/
Catloy671/
Caulhe671/
Caslle671/
Cotleå671/
Calesh671/
Ckalie671/
Satlei671/
Katlle671/
Kattielle671/
Causle670/
Jatler670/
Caaley670/
Cathly670/
Cotlle670/
Calepp670/
Castlehay670/
Scotle670/
Caisle670/
Costtelle670/
Cottly670/
Cahlie670/
Calhey670/

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