Cater
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The name Cater is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon
tribes of Great Britain
. The name was taken on by someone who worked as a caterer. The surname Cater was official name, "the cater", derived from the Old French ale catour, a little meaning a buyer of groceries for the gentleman's house. They were in charge of maintaining provisions in minors and castles. The cater's job assumed a great importance during extended sieges of his lord's castle, which could last for years.
English: occupational name for the buyer of provisions for a large household, from a reduced form of Anglo
-Norman
French acatour (Late Latin acceptator, an agent derivative of acceptare ‘to accept’). Modern English caterer results from the addition of a second agent suffix to the word.
Slovenian (Cater): status name for a person who read out the Slovenian ceremonial text at the installation of the Carantanian rulers and, later, Carinthian dukes, derived from the dialect verb catiti ‘to read’. Carantania was the early medieval Slovenian state on the territory of present-day Carinthia and Styria, now divided between Austria and Slovenia. The people’s installation of the Carantanian rulers was an exceptional example of democratic elections in medieval Europe. Thomas Jefferson
knew about it and was influenced by it in his thinking about American Independence. Perhaps also an Americanized spelling of German Köter.
This family is also spread to the other countries for several reasons: the conquest of the British in other continents such as Asia, and another family moving overseas, especially America where so many this family living in that country.
Early records of the name mention William le Catur who was documented in the year 1273 in the County of Essex and Bernard le Acatour was documented in the year 1300 in County Somerset. Thomas Cater was documented in County Somerset, during the reign of Edward III of England
. William Katerer of Yorkshire was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Henry Cater and Joan Powlter were married at St. James, Clerkenwell, London in the year 1803.
The associated arms are recorded in Sir Bernard Burke
's General Armoury.
Cater is also an old Kentish expression meaning 'diagonal' (Kent is a county in southern England). There used to be many apple orchards in the so called 'garden of england', consisting of parallel rows of apple trees. A picker would normally progress through the orchard along each row. However, if he were to progress diagonally through the orchard, he would be doing it 'on the cater'.
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon may refer to:* Anglo-Saxons, a group that invaded Britain** Old English, their language** Anglo-Saxon England, their history, one of various ships* White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, an ethnicity* Anglo-Saxon economy, modern macroeconomic term...
tribes of Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. The name was taken on by someone who worked as a caterer. The surname Cater was official name, "the cater", derived from the Old French ale catour, a little meaning a buyer of groceries for the gentleman's house. They were in charge of maintaining provisions in minors and castles. The cater's job assumed a great importance during extended sieges of his lord's castle, which could last for years.
English: occupational name for the buyer of provisions for a large household, from a reduced form of Anglo
Anglo
Anglo is a prefix indicating a relation to the Angles, England or the English people, as in the terms Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-American, Anglo-Celtic, Anglo-African and Anglo-Indian. It is often used alone, somewhat loosely, to refer to people of British Isles descent in The Americas, Australia and...
-Norman
Norman language
Norman is a Romance language and one of the Oïl languages. Norman can be classified as one of the northern Oïl languages along with Picard and Walloon...
French acatour (Late Latin acceptator, an agent derivative of acceptare ‘to accept’). Modern English caterer results from the addition of a second agent suffix to the word.
Slovenian (Cater): status name for a person who read out the Slovenian ceremonial text at the installation of the Carantanian rulers and, later, Carinthian dukes, derived from the dialect verb catiti ‘to read’. Carantania was the early medieval Slovenian state on the territory of present-day Carinthia and Styria, now divided between Austria and Slovenia. The people’s installation of the Carantanian rulers was an exceptional example of democratic elections in medieval Europe. Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
knew about it and was influenced by it in his thinking about American Independence. Perhaps also an Americanized spelling of German Köter.
This family is also spread to the other countries for several reasons: the conquest of the British in other continents such as Asia, and another family moving overseas, especially America where so many this family living in that country.
History
The name was brought into England in the wake of the Norman Conquest. The names introduced into Britain by the Normans are nearly all territorial in origin. The followers of William the Conqueror included some of them brought the names of their castles and villages in Normandy with them, but others were adventurers possessing no family or territorial names of their own. Those of them who acquired lands in England were called by their manors, while others took the name of the offices they held or the military titles given to them, and sometimes, a younger son of a Norman landowner, on receiving a grant of land in his new home dropped his paternal name and adopted that of his newly acquired property.Early records of the name mention William le Catur who was documented in the year 1273 in the County of Essex and Bernard le Acatour was documented in the year 1300 in County Somerset. Thomas Cater was documented in County Somerset, during the reign of Edward III of England
Edward III of England
Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...
. William Katerer of Yorkshire was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Henry Cater and Joan Powlter were married at St. James, Clerkenwell, London in the year 1803.
The associated arms are recorded in Sir Bernard Burke
Bernard Burke
Sir John Bernard Burke, CB was a British officer of arms and genealogist.-Personal life:He was born in London, and was educated in London and in France. His father, John Burke , was also a genealogist, and in 1826 issued a Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the...
's General Armoury.
List of the Cater
- Monte CaterMonte CaterMonte Cater is an American football coach. Since 1987, he has been the head football coach at Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, West Virginia...
Head Coach, Shepherd College Rams - Danny CaterDanny CaterDanny Anderson Cater is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, third baseman, and outfielder. He was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies at the age of 18 on June 8,...
(born 1940), Major League Baseball player - Jack CaterJack CaterSir Jack Cater, KBE, JP was the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong from 1978 to 1981. Cater was the third Chief Secretary under the Governorship of Sir Murray MacLehose, later Lord MacLehose of Beoch...
(1922-2006), Chief Secretary of Hong Kong - John CaterJohn CaterJohn Edward Cater was an English actor.His television credits include: Danger Man, Z Cars, The Avengers, The Baron, Doctor Who , Follyfoot, Softly, Softly, Department S, Up Pompeii!, Dad's Army, The Naked Civil Servant, I, Claudius, Alcock and Gander, The Duchess of...
(born 1932), English actor - Mojca CaterMojca CaterMojca Cater-Herman is a former international butterfly swimmer from Canada.Cater competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There she finished in ninth position in the 200m Butterfly, clocking 2:12.66 in the B-Final.-External links:*...
(born 1970), Canadian swimmer - Nick CaterNick CaterNick Cater is an Australian journalist. He was appointed Editor of The Weekend Australian in March 2007 and has been a senior editorial executive at The Australian since 2004. Previously he was a deputy editor of the Sydney-based The Sunday Telegraph and assistant editor with the associated Daily...
, Australian journalist - Ora Cater (born 1994), a Filipino-American model and actress
Others
Cater also refers to the name of a European Project:- CATER Project European Project aiming at mass customization of vehicle funded under the FP6 program
Cater is also an old Kentish expression meaning 'diagonal' (Kent is a county in southern England). There used to be many apple orchards in the so called 'garden of england', consisting of parallel rows of apple trees. A picker would normally progress through the orchard along each row. However, if he were to progress diagonally through the orchard, he would be doing it 'on the cater'.