Kitcatt Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Kitcatt 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.

Kitcatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304

Kitcatt 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kitcatt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitcatt is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kitcatt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitcatt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,414,640th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Kitcatt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Kitcatt are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

Kitcatt is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England Kitcatt is most frequent in: Surrey, where 30 percent are found, Greater London, where 28 percent are found and Dorset, where 23 percent are found. Besides England Kitcatt occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 14 percent are found and Thailand, where 11 percent are found.

Kitcatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kitcatt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kitcatt surname grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitcat9263/
Kitchat8615/
Kicat831/
Khitchat8058/
Keitkatt804/
Kitkat7774/
Kuitca7716/
Kitsat775/
Kaicat771/
Koicat771/
Keitekatt756/
Kica732,462/
Ketchat7134/
Kitkate7110/
Kicotte7110/
Keijatt718/
Kaichat717/
Chicatt714/
Kitsaat714/
Kicaite713/
Kitchot712/
Caitcat711/
Kaitkat711/
Keitkat711/
Kitcapp711/
Kaiteca711/
Khichat711/
Kieca67987/
Kitka67687/
Kicaj67641/
Kikat67487/
Cicat67380/
Kicay67313/
Kischkat67208/
Kisat67135/
Koica67114/
Kizat67105/
Khica6782/
Kaica6771/
Ketchate6741/
Kicah6715/
Kicca6715/
Khuichat6711/
Kecat679/
Kicau679/
Kijat676/
Keica676/
Kuica675/
Keytkatt675/
Kicai674/
Kicatova673/
Kitco672/
Ketca671/
Kicad671/
Citca671/
Kijca671/
Chitcott670/

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