The Vettermann Family Name

Whether you spell it Vettermann or Vetter, the story begins in the same place. The name is generally explained as “cousin”.

You may also find the name written Vetters, Vetterl and Vetterlein. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The ending -mann in Vettermann marks an German derivative of the root behind Vetter.

Arms linked to Vetter and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Vettermann report, with a museum-style coat of arms.