Thirkettle

English

Alternative forms

• Thirkell, Thirkill, Thurkettle

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Thirkettle (plural Thirkettles)

1. A surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

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

Further reading

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