Kitching Surname

51,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Kitching 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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Kitching Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,9571:11,2401,665
South Africa2,1771:24,8863,167
United States8551:423,92936,688
Australia7421:36,3824,781
Canada5961:61,8217,233
New Zealand2411:18,7903,301
Scotland921:58,1944,808
Wales651:47,6084,483
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
France21:33,211,361423,184
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7291:14,0982,112
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:214,61018,363

Kitching (27) may also be a first name.

Kitching 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

(English) One employed in a kitchen, especially one in charge of the kitchen in a monastery.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Kitching Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitching is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kitching.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitching? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,824th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 737,233 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Kitching reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 27 people.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 4,957 people, or 1 in 11,240. In England Kitching is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found, Durham, where 11 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Beside England it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Kitching Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kitching has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 287 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,067 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,625 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kitching Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kitching surname are 3.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.28% being registered with the party.

The amount Kitching earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.2% less than the national average, earning 296,923 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.71% more than the national average, earning R 377,160 per year; in United States they earn 10.42% more than the national average, earning $47,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $52,929 CAD per year.

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