Gettinger Family History
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Gettinger Name Meaning
German: variant of Gettig 1. Americanized spelling of German Göttinger, a habitational name for someone from Götting in Bavaria or from any of the places called Göttingen in Lower Saxony, Westphalia, Hesse, and Württemberg. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Oettinger, with an inorganic initial H transformed into G under Russian influence.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Pettinger, Gittinger, Oettinger, Hettinger, Ottinger, Bettinger