Is There a Gatchell Coat of Arms?

Arms linked to Getchell and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

The meaning behind Gatchell

Not every Gatchell is related, but the name itself grew out of Getchell. The name is generally explained as “Someone who came from Gatesgill (shelter for goats), in Cumberland”.

Spelled with “a” instead of “e”, Gatchell shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Gatchell ranked 25,771 in the 2010 US Census, with 956 people answering to the name.

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