Kitcatt Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
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.
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).
Kitcatt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitcatt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kitcatt is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitcatt? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,414,640th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Kitcatt occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Kitcatt reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.
It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England Kitcatt is mostly found in: Surrey, where 30 percent live, Greater London, where 28 percent live and Dorset, where 23 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 14 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.
Kitcatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kitcatt has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Kitcatt last name grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitcat | 92 | 63 | / |
| Kitchat | 86 | 15 | / |
| Kicat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khitchat | 80 | 58 | / |
| Keitkatt | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kitkat | 77 | 74 | / |
| Kuitca | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kitsat | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kaicat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koicat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keitekatt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kica | 73 | 2,462 | / |
| Ketchat | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kitkate | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kicotte | 71 | 10 | / |
| Keijatt | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kaichat | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chicatt | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kitsaat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kicaite | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kitchot | 71 | 2 | / |
| Caitcat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaitkat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keitkat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitcapp | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaiteca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khichat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kieca | 67 | 987 | / |
| Kitka | 67 | 687 | / |
| Kicaj | 67 | 641 | / |
| Kikat | 67 | 487 | / |
| Cicat | 67 | 380 | / |
| Kicay | 67 | 313 | / |
| Kischkat | 67 | 208 | / |
| Kisat | 67 | 135 | / |
| Koica | 67 | 114 | / |
| Kizat | 67 | 105 | / |
| Khica | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kaica | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ketchate | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kicah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kicca | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khuichat | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kecat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kicau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kijat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Keica | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuica | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keytkatt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kicai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kicatova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kitco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ketca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kicad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Citca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kijca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitcott | 67 | 0 | / |
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