Cathkin Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cathkin Surname Definition:

CATHKIN: From the old lands of Catcune now represented by the ruined castle in the parish of Borthwick, Midlothian. Thomas de Catkone of the county of Edeneburk rendered homage in 1296. His seal bears a hawk killing a bird, S' Thome de Cathkwin (Bain, II, p.

Read More About This Surname

Cathkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Cathkin (1) may also be a first name.

Cathkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CATHKIN: From the old lands of Catcune now represented by the ruined castle in the parish of Borthwick, Midlothian. Thomas de Catkone of the county of Edeneburk rendered homage in 1296. His seal bears a hawk killing a bird, S' Thome de Cathkwin (Bain, II, p. 201,546). Thomas Cathkin, dempster, is mentioned in 1481 (Cambus., 211), and Andro Cathkin had precept of a letter of gift from the king in 1500 (RSS., I, 544). William Cathtkin was a burgess of Edinburgh in 1514 (Soltre, p. 171), and Edward Cathkin was a "buikseller and burgess" of the same city in 1601 (BM., II, p. 229). In 1550 we have record of the revision of four acres of land at Lochbank, near Edinburgh, by Margaret Cathkene or Caethkin, wife of David Kinloch, one of the deacons of trades in Edinburgh (Seals. Supp,, 195).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catkin9211/
Chatkin86355/
Catchin86156/
Catkind861/
Chatkina80186/
Chaitkin8072/
Ceatchin801/
Çatkin77962/
Satkin77538/
Katkin77285/
Zatkin7795/
Cadkin7762/
Cotkin7721/
Catcin773/
Zhatkin711,522/
Sautkin71756/
Katkina71345/
Khatkin71160/
Cotchin7182/
Kautkin7138/
Zautkin7138/
Catchen7134/
Scotkin7126/
Saitkin7124/
Chadkin7119/
Chotkin7115/
Tsatkin7113/
Kaetkin718/
Zatkina714/
Kastkin711/
Saytkin711/
Chatkyn711/
Katking711/
Zhatkina671,407/
Katkienė67234/
Khatkina67103/
Chadkina6745/
Zautkina6725/
Kattchin6710/
Chotkina678/
Tsatkina678/
Kautkina678/
Chatkyna675/
Choutkin674/
Cheitkin671/
Zaitkina671/
Satkienė671/
Khatking671/
Keatking671/
Coutchin670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cathkin
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis