Kitchiner Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Kitchiner 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.

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Kitchiner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:357,16725,626
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Australia401:674,89346,030
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Wales91:343,83718,086
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kitchiner 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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

There was a family of Kitchener at Chells in Stevenage parish last century (Cus.), and the name is still in the parish.

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

Kitchiner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitchiner has its highest incidence in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitchiner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kitchiner is the 769,129th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. Kitchiner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Kitchiner are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 357,167. In England it is most prevalent in: Bedfordshire, where 16 percent reside, Greater London, where 12 percent reside and Essex, where 12 percent reside. Barring England this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Kitchiner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kitchiner has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kitchiner last name grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kitchiner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kitchiner are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Kitchiner earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.85% less than the national average, earning $29,404 USD per year.

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