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.
Kitchener Demographics
Average Kitchener Salary in
United States
$50,353 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kitchener Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitchener Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kitchener is most common in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitchener? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 108,089th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,691,238 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Kitchener reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 669,105th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 185 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 2,271 people, or 1 in 24,535. In England Kitchener is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 10 percent reside and Essex, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Kitchener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kitchener has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kitchener surname rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,929 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kitchener Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kitchener surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.42% being registered with 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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