Släkthistoria för Etty
Etty Vad efternamn betyder
probably a variant of Etton colloquially Ettin with loss of final -n. Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames points to the occurrence of Thomas Ettyn 1510 in York Registry Wills (Sheriff Hutton NR Yorks near Buttercrambe and Crambe where Ettie and Eattie first appear) and there are early 17th-century examples of Etton in nearby York. For a similar development of the name in the Midlands compare Jhonnes Etton 1566 in IGI (Thurlby near Bourne Lincs) with Anthony Etty 1715 in IGI (Bourne Lincs) and John Etton 1564 with John Ettye 1604 in IGI (both in Castor Northants). See also Ette and compare John Etton 1581 with Edward Ette 1722 in IGI (both in Glinton Northants).
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
