Kitcat Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Kitcat Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably an imitative corruption of some local name ending in -coll; compare Westcott, Kingscott, Caldecott.
Kitcat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
Kitcat Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably an imitative corruption of some local name ending in -coll; compare Westcott, Kingscott, Caldecott.
Kit is a diminutive of Christopher, q.v., and cat is prob. a whimsical addition. Halliwell, in his Dict., gives a description of the boys’ game called kit-cat (apparently the same as tip-cat) and quotes Cotton (1734)— Then in his hand he takes a thick bat, With which he us’d to play at kit-cat. The famous Kitcat, or Kit-Kat Club was so called from the proprietor of the house, Christopher Kat (Katt, or Cat).
From Kitcott; a location name in Devon.
Kitcat Demographics
Average Kitcat Salary in
England
£32,725
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Kitcat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitcat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kitcat is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitcat? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,414,640th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Kitcat live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Surrey, where 38 percent reside, Greater London, where 22 percent reside and Essex, where 16 percent reside. Barring England Kitcat occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 2 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Kitcat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kitcat has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kitcat last name increased 177 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitcatt | 92 | 63 | / |
| Kitchat | 92 | 15 | / |
| Kicat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khitchat | 86 | 58 | / |
| Kitkat | 83 | 74 | / |
| Kitsat | 83 | 5 | / |
| Koicat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaicat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ketchat | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kitkate | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kaichat | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kitsaat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kitchot | 77 | 2 | / |
| Caitcat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keitkat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaitkat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khichat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisat | 73 | 135 | / |
| Kizat | 73 | 105 | / |
| Kecat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kijat | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kicad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ketchate | 71 | 41 | / |
| Khuichat | 71 | 11 | / |
| Keitkatt | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kicatova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kechat | 67 | 701 | / |
| Khicad | 67 | 566 | / |
| Ketkat | 67 | 154 | / |
| Kutkat | 67 | 146 | / |
| Caicat | 67 | 50 | / |
| Keisat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kitkot | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keitekatt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koisat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaisat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khizat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuisat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kichad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kisate | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khisat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kicaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keijat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiesat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kizate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kidjat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitšatova | 67 | 1 | / |
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