Catterall

English

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Old English halh (“water meadow”) with given name Cater. Possibly from Old Norse kattarhali (“cat's tail”).

Proper noun

Catterall (countable and uncountable, plural Catteralls)

1. A village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4942).
2. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Catterall is the 53316^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 388 individuals. Catterall is most common among White (95.88%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Catterall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 305.

Anagrams

• tractella