Kitchin Surname

121,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Kitchin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the kitchen,' equivalent to Kitchingman, which see. The 'g' in Kitching is, of course, excrescent, as in Jennings and a hundred other surnames.

Henry atte Kychene, temp. 1300.

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Kitchin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6501:219,67221,333
England9571:58,2226,990
Australia4991:54,1006,651
South Africa2251:240,79024,675
Canada991:372,17833,288
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Wales771:40,1893,923
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6251:39,0014,990
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Kitchin (13) may also be a first name.

Kitchin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the kitchen,' equivalent to Kitchingman, which see. The 'g' in Kitching is, of course, excrescent, as in Jennings and a hundred other surnames.

Henry atte Kychene, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Richard del Kechin. Rolls of Parliament.

Nicholas de la Kechyn: Patent Roll, 17 Richard II. pt.

Johannes del Kechyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes del Kychyn, 1379: ibid.

Thomas del Kichyn, 1370: ibid.

1578. James Kytchen, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1616. Abel Kitchen, of Bristol: ibid.

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

The surname Kitchin or Kitching is found in several counties of north England (Guppy). Meaning "of the kitchen," it is almost the same as Kitchener, the officer in charge of the monastery kitchen.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-Latin) Worker in a Kitchen (Kitchen-Servant; Cook) [Middle English kichene,kychene, Old English cycene; Latin coquina]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a name given to a servitor in the kitchen of some medieval nobleman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A diminutive of Kit, nickname of Christopher.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Kitchin or Kitohing has its present Yorkshire home in the Northallerton district. Nicholas Kitchin was mayor of Ripon in 1658 (G.), and Kitchin is still a Ripon name. Kitchen is a common form of the name in other counties, but it should be noted that this name is not established in the counties south of the Wash. Besides Yorkshire, it characterises Lincolnshire, Notts, Lancashire, and Westmoreland.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kitchin Last Name Facts

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

Kitchin (Russian: Китчин) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitchin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kitchin is the 121,778th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,938,693 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Kitchin live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 13 people.

The surname Kitchin is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,650 people, or 1 in 219,672. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 8 percent are found and New Jersey, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Kitchin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kitchin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,204 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 217 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kitchin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kitchin are 4.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.9% registered with the party.

The amount Kitchin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.68% more than the national average, earning R 324,804 per year; in United States they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning $47,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning $44,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitchine937/
Kitchina933/
Kitchein932/
Khitchin931/
Koitchin931/
Kitchain930/
Kichin92347/
Kitcin921/
Keitchion8851/
Kaitchina887/
Kitsching882/
Kitchinzs881/
Kithching881/
Koitchien881/
Kiotchain881/
Kitchen8632,607/
Kichina86373/
Kutchin86160/
Ketchin86144/
Khichin86101/
Kitshin869/
Kithcin863/
Kaichin861/
Kitchim861/
Kytchin861/
Kicin83116/
Khitkhin80646/
Ketchion80264/
Chitchin80171/
Kitschen8059/
Khichina8029/
Kitshina8021/
Keitchen8020/
Kitchene8017/
Kitchenn8016/
Kittchen8014/
Kithchen808/
Ketchina808/
Keichion808/
Kitchesn802/
Khitchen802/
Kaichina802/
Kkitchen801/
Ketchain801/
Khitshin801/
Kitchhen801/
Kytschin801/
Kuutchin801/
Keisthin801/
Ketchinn800/
Kietchen800/
Kutchain800/
Ketchein800/
Kechin77864/
Kychin77360/
Kichen7798/
Kitsin7741/
Kicien7718/
Kitzin779/
Kitcen773/
Kiccin771/
Ketchesin7513/
Khetchina751/
Kichtsinn751/
Kuytchina751/
Ketsching750/
Ketchaine750/
Ketchen711,017/
Kechina71916/
Kychina71356/
Citchen7187/
Kutchen7184/
Kaichen7150/
Khitsin7127/
Keychin7119/
Kiczing7118/
Kithcen7113/
Kytchen7111/
Koychin716/
Ketchinova715/
Kuychin715/
Khichen715/
Kitchem715/
Kheshtchin713/
Kitshen713/
Keichyn713/
Keachin712/
Khychin711/
Kaychin711/
Khechin711/
Ketchessin711/
Kitchenová711/
Kechion711/
Keichen711/
Kichyna711/
Kitzina711/
Quaitchoin711/
Kidcing710/
Keechin710/
Kicen67856/
Kizin67636/
Kičin67446/
Kicinova6717/
Kecin678/
Khechina678/
Kitsingh677/
Koychina676/
Khaichyn676/
Khaychin674/
Keychina674/
Khaichen674/
Kićin674/
Kuicienė673/
Ketschen673/
Kaychina672/
Chitchen672/
Keichyna672/
Kycin671/
Khychina671/
Kietzien671/
Ceatchin671/
Keïchion671/
Keychion671/
Kittsing671/
Kuitsing671/
Kytchyna671/
Ketchenn670/
Ketchemn670/
Ketcheun670/

Kitchin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitchin in the Russian language
Китчинkitcin-

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