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Origins of the Surname Getty
Getty can be Gaeta, a town of Italy, which signifies a stronghold.
However, it is mostly of Irish Gaelic origin, Caetigh and Welsh, Caety, from Cae, which means surrounded, defended, or shut-up, and tigh or ty, meaning a house.
Geddes is the son of Gideon.
In Northern Irish (Derry), it is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Eitigh son of Eiteach, a personal name from eiteach "winged."
Geographic Centers for the Name
Mostly the surname is found in Ireland.
In the USA, it is often found in Pennsylvania and New York.
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