Kitchin Surname
Approximately 3,759 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKitchin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,650 | 1:219,672 | 21,333 |
| England | 957 | 1:58,222 | 6,990 |
| Australia | 499 | 1:54,100 | 6,651 |
| South Africa | 225 | 1:240,790 | 24,675 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| New Zealand | 88 | 1:51,458 | 8,272 |
| Wales | 77 | 1:40,189 | 3,923 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:111,538 | 7,348 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Isle of Man | 12 | 1:7,152 | 1,559 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 625 | 1:39,001 | 4,990 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 137 | 1:366,560 | 27,735 |
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.
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.
(Anglo-Latin) Worker in a Kitchen (Kitchen-Servant; Cook) [Middle English kichene,kychene, Old English cycene; Latin coquina]
Probably a name given to a servitor in the kitchen of some medieval nobleman.
A diminutive of Kit, nickname of Christopher.
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.
Kitchin Demographics
Average Kitchin Salary in
United States
$47,854 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kitchin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitchin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kitchin (Russian: Китчин) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kitchin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitchin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kitchin is the 121,778th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,938,693 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Kitchin reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kitchin is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 13 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,650 people, or 1 in 219,672. In The United States Kitchin is most common in: California, where 9 percent live, North Carolina, where 8 percent live and New Jersey, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Kitchin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kitchin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,204 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 217 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kitchin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kitchin last name are 4.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.9% registered with the political 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
Kitchin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchin in the Russian language | ||
| Китчин | kitcin | - |
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