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.
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Kitchin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitchin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kitchin (Russian: Китчин) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kitchin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitchin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 121,778th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,938,693 people. The last name Kitchin is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Kitchin are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Kitchin is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,650 people, or 1 in 219,672. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent reside, North Carolina, where 8 percent reside and New Jersey, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Kitchin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kitchin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kitchin last name increased 1,204 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 217 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kitchin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kitchin surname are 4.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.9% being registered to vote for 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
Kitchin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchin in the Russian language | ||
| Китчин | kitcin | - |
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