Kitchener Surname
Approximately 4,309 people bear this surname
Kitchener Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kitchener,' equivalent to Kitchingman (which see), and v. Kitchen.
'John Silvester, kychynner a member of the dissolved Abbey of Hayles, Gloucestershire: Rudder's History Gloucestershire.
Read More About This SurnameKitchener Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,271 | 1:24,535 | 3,388 |
| Australia | 640 | 1:42,181 | 5,388 |
| United States | 615 | 1:589,364 | 48,128 |
| Canada | 311 | 1:118,475 | 12,504 |
| Nigeria | 161 | 1:1,100,266 | 45,533 |
| New Zealand | 103 | 1:43,964 | 7,284 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,022 | 1:23,851 | 3,324 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Kitchener (185) may also be a first name.
Kitchener Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kitchener,' equivalent to Kitchingman (which see), and v. Kitchen.
'John Silvester, kychynner a member of the dissolved Abbey of Hayles, Gloucestershire: Rudder's History Gloucestershire.
Adam Kitener, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1569. Married — Edward Kychener and Mary Pyers: Marriage Lic. (London).
1618. Thomas Kechener, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.
1716. Married — John Kitchenner and Elizabeth Hare: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(Anglo-Latin) = Kitchen (q.v.) + the English agential suff. -er.
In monasteries the kitchener was the officer in charge of the kitchen.
The industry of all crafts has paused; except it be the smith's fiercely hammering pikes, and in a faint degree the kitchener's cooking off-hand victuals.— Carlyle, French Rev., V. I. ch. v.
(English) One employed in a kitchen, especially one in charge of the kitchen in a monastery.
Kitchener: from cuisinier, a French or Norman name for a cook.
There was a family of Kitchener at Chells in Stevenage parish last century (Cus.), and the name is still in the parish.
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Kitchener Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitchener Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kitchener is found most in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitchener? popularity and diffusion
It is the 108,089th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,691,238 people. The surname Kitchener occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Kitchener are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. Kitchener is also the 669,105th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 185 people.
Kitchener is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 2,271 people, or 1 in 24,535. In England Kitchener is most frequent in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 10 percent are found and Essex, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England Kitchener exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Kitchener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kitchener has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kitchener surname expanded 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,929 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kitchener Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kitchener last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kitchener earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 173.05% more than the national average, earning R 648,864 per year; in United States they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $50,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $52,247 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kithchener | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kitchenger | 95 | 0 | / |
| Kichener | 94 | 8 | / |
| Kitchiner | 89 | 370 | / |
| Ketchener | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kithcener | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kitchinger | 84 | 0 | / |
| Kechener | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kaicener | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kichiner | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kitzenger | 78 | 13 | / |
| Kechhener | 78 | 2 | / |
| Quichener | 78 | 1 | / |
| Keechener | 78 | 1 | / |
| Keichinger | 74 | 207 | / |
| Kaichinger | 74 | 38 | / |
| Ketzener | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kechiner | 71 | 10 | / |
| Keithsenior | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kitzinger | 67 | 1,877 | / |
| Kitsinger | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ketzenger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuitzinger | 63 | 8 | / |
| Kiziner | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kuittzinger | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ketzinger | 56 | 173 | / |
| Kaizynher | 56 | 1 | / |
| Quizhiner | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ketsinger | 56 | 0 | / |
| Khoizynher | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quitsinger | 53 | 0 | / |
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