Chitty Surname
Approximately 6,528 people bear this surname
Chitty Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'chitty,' compare chitty-faced, i.e. baby-faced. In Furness the small tender twigs or shoots are commonly known as chats. We still call a young and somewhat forward child a chit. Chit is strictly a young sprout; v.
Read More About This SurnameChitty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,363 | 1:153,389 | 15,736 |
| England | 1,666 | 1:33,444 | 4,420 |
| India | 604 | 1:1,269,976 | 50,174 |
| Australia | 507 | 1:53,246 | 6,570 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| New Zealand | 259 | 1:17,484 | 3,070 |
| Venezuela | 177 | 1:170,645 | 5,004 |
| Canada | 167 | 1:220,632 | 21,263 |
| Iran | 86 | 1:892,820 | 42,918 |
| New Caledonia | 52 | 1:5,312 | 1,081 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,150 | 1:21,196 | 2,997 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 427 | 1:117,608 | 11,536 |
Chitty (1,284) may also be a first name.
Chitty Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'chitty,' compare chitty-faced, i.e. baby-faced. In Furness the small tender twigs or shoots are commonly known as chats. We still call a young and somewhat forward child a chit. Chit is strictly a young sprout; v. Chitterling. Possibly the first two instances refer to this word.
Nicholas Kitte, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Kitte, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John Chytte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Agnes Chittye, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
John Chittie, ibid.
1587. John Maye and Isabell Chettye, relict of William Chittye: Marriage Lic. (London).
Mr. Henry Chitty, merchant, 1667: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1790. Married — Charles Chitty and Martha Laggatt: St. George, Hanover Square.
= Chit(t (q.v.) + the English diminutive suif. ~y.
Freckled. "Every lover admires his mistress, the' she be very deformed, ill-favoured, wrinkled, pimpled, pale, red, yellow, tanned, yellow-faced; have a swollen juggler's platter-face, or a thin, lean, chitty face . . . .; be crooked, dry, bald, goggle-eyed; [though] she looks like a squiz'd cat," &c. &c. Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy.
In 1272, was Cette, when Roger Cette was of Suffolk (Rot. Hundr.). That name appears to have been a form of Catt or Cate, by alteration of a vowel. See Cate and Chatty.
From Chittoe; a location name. near Cheltenham. Comp. from the Dutch, Chits; a personal name.
Chit, a Saxon tenant in the Domesday Book.
According to Manning's "Surrey," Chitty was a common name in Godalming in the 17th and 18th centuries. In Sussex it was represented as far back as the reign of James I. by Henry Chitty, who rented from Lord Berkeley the extensive demesnes of the manor of Bosham (D.).
Chitty Demographics
Average Male Chitty Height
175.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Chitty Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitty Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chitty is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitty? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 75,227th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,116,352 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Chitty are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Chitty is also the 219,955th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 1,284 people.
The last name Chitty is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,363 people, or 1 in 153,389. In The United States Chitty is most numerous in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 15 percent are found and Georgia, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
Chitty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chitty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chitty last name increased 553 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chitty Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Chitty last name are 20.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.24% being registered with the party.
The amount Chitty earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.2% more than the national average, earning R 271,380 per year; in United States they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $41,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $47,950 CAD per year.
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