Kitching Surname
Approximately 9,885 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKitching Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,957 | 1:11,240 | 1,665 |
| South Africa | 2,177 | 1:24,886 | 3,167 |
| United States | 855 | 1:423,929 | 36,688 |
| Australia | 742 | 1:36,382 | 4,781 |
| Canada | 596 | 1:61,821 | 7,233 |
| New Zealand | 241 | 1:18,790 | 3,301 |
| Scotland | 92 | 1:58,194 | 4,808 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,729 | 1:14,098 | 2,112 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 234 | 1:214,610 | 18,363 |
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.
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]
(English) One employed in a kitchen, especially one in charge of the kitchen in a monastery.
Probably a name given to a servitor in the kitchen of some medieval nobleman.
A diminutive of Kit, nickname of Christopher.
Kitching Demographics
Average Male Kitching Height
176.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kitching Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitching Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitching occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitching? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 51,824th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 737,233 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Kitching are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held forename on earth, held by 27 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 4,957 people, or 1 in 11,240. In England Kitching is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside, Durham, where 11 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Barring England this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Kitching Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kitching has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kitching surname grew 287 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,067 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,625 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kitching Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kitching surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kitching surname are 3.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.28% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsching | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kithching | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kiching | 93 | 7 | / |
| Khiching | 88 | 43 | / |
| Ketching | 88 | 26 | / |
| Kitcheng | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kaiching | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kitshing | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kutching | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kicing | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ketchings | 82 | 30 | / |
| Kitchengs | 82 | 15 | / |
| Chitching | 82 | 9 | / |
| Ketsching | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kitzing | 80 | 1,268 | / |
| Kitsing | 80 | 337 | / |
| Kiczing | 80 | 18 | / |
| Keching | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kidcing | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cuiching | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kitsingh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kaicheng | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ketcheng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Keitsing | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kittsing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuitsing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kietsing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cutching | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kitchenkp | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kizing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khicheeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khitsingh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kicinc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ketsing | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kitseng | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qicheng | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kecheng | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chiceng | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chetchuing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuizing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kidsing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitcheang | 67 | 1 | / |
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