Thirkettle

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Thirkell, Thirkill, Thurkettle

Etymology edit

From the Old Norse personal name Þorketill, which is composed by the elements Þórr (“Thor”) + ketill (“sacrificial cauldron”). Compare Torquil.

Proper noun edit

Thirkettle (plural Thirkettles)

A surname from Old Norse.

Statistics edit

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Thirkettle is the 10501^st most common surname in England, belonging to 561 individuals.

Further reading edit

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thirkettle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.