Chittenden Surname

91,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Chittenden Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Chittenden (Kent) = Citta's Valley [Anglo-Saxon ittanden— Cittan-, genit. of Citta + denu, a valley]

Chittenden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9291:123,74813,175
England1,3701:40,6705,232
Australia2381:113,42712,604
New Zealand2271:19,9493,510
South Africa1681:322,48630,363
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Wales271:114,6128,773
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Jersey101:9,9202,003
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Malta41:107,5681,849
France31:22,140,907385,998
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7551:32,2854,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9921:50,6245,738

Chittenden (10) may also be a first name.

Chittenden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Chittenden (Kent) = Citta's Valley [Anglo-Saxon ittanden— Cittan-, genit. of Citta + denu, a valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Cornish-British and Welsh.) The lower house on the rising or fortified ground; from Chy—tane—din—Chy, a house, tane, lower, and din or dun, a hill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Chittingstone; a location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Chittenden Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chittenden Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chittenden (Russian: Читтенден) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chittenden.

How Common Is The Last Name Chittenden? popularity and diffusion

It is the 91,841st most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,399,030 people. Chittenden occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Chittenden live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,929 people, or 1 in 123,748. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Chittenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chittenden has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 295 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Chittenden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chittenden surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Chittenden last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Chittenden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.55% more than the national average, earning R 343,500 per year; in United States they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $47,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $51,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chittenden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chittenden in the Russian language
Читтенденcittenden-

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