Kettle is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kettle
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Scotland
Meaning: From the parish of Kettle, in Fifeshire, Scotland

How popular is Kettle?

Kettle is common in South Africa.

Kettle is ranked 51773 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kettles grew by 42.4098 per cent to 2092 since 2000 and ranked 14307 after elevating 3312 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.56 85.84
Black 6.26 6.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.68 4.97
Hispanic or Latino 2.34 0
Others 1.67 1.57
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.48 0
Kettle is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 9129 people have been found who wears Kettle as their family name. Kettle is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
90,215 Germany3
19,093 Finland2
405 British Virgin Islands2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
50,640 Switzerland2
5,298 Botswana2
18,625 Japan2
34,681 Norway2
1,500,361 India2
26,123 Malaysia2
30,360 Thailand1
53,033 Nigeria1
6,688 Malawi1
9,116 Nicaragua1
56,169 Mexico1
66,560 Philippines1
12,745 Luxembourg1
7,895 South Korea1
492,292 Ukraine1
7,292 Vietnam1
10,190 Bahrain1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
26,164 Sweden36
62,267 Spain27
43,584 Zimbabwe24
15,050 Singapore18
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,356 United Arab Emirates84
57,588 Argentina75
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Kettle:
3,746 Australia813
6,171 Canada696
906 Jamaica357
3,044 New Zealand251
2,355 Ireland191
3,611 Scotland171
3,358 Wales113
75,961 Brazil111
Countries with thousands of Kettle:
2,480 England3,205
18,269 United States1,788
6,461 South Africa1,005
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 6 years old child Mary Kettle who was residing in England migrated to USA on February 26, 1849 by Arrick put out from Liverpool. James Kettle (22) Immigrant, John Kettle (21) Workman, 29 years old William Kettle, Eliza Kettle, aged 29, James Kettle (24) Workman, 18 years old Margaret Kettle, Andrew Kettle, aged 27, 26 years old Susan Kettle, are other Kettle that migrated to US.

Kettle Namesakes

  • Black Kettle, Chief
  • Roy Kettle, Author
  • Ross Kettle, Actor
  • Ruth Kettlewell, Actress
  • Glade Kettle, Musical Artist
  • James Kettleborough, Cricket Player
  • James Kettleborough, Cricket Player
  • Black Kettle, Chief
  • Ladislas Friedrich Kettler, Jacob Kettler's son
  • John Kettlewell, Writer

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