Kitt Surname

86,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Kitt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Christopher,' from the nick. Kit; v. Kitson.

Nicholas Kitte, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Kitte, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Osbert Kyt, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Kitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7481:131,89913,883
England7491:74,3908,455
Canada4521:81,5179,096
Australia2491:108,41612,099
Germany2011:400,52536,990
Ireland1471:32,0342,756
Iraq1261:277,9505,710
New Zealand1151:39,3776,651
Estonia1151:11,4941,676
Guyana1001:7,6221,234
Taiwan891:263,4242,179
Wales671:46,1874,386
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
India151:51,137,692512,385
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Austria121:709,62061,025
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
France71:9,488,960336,266
China71:195,331,65210,124
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Comoros11:749,524685
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3891:62,6627,272
Wales91:174,2686,522
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3091:162,52014,796

Kitt (2,352) may also be a first name.

Kitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Christopher,' from the nick. Kit; v. Kitson.

Nicholas Kitte, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Kitte, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Osbert Kyt, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1621. Buried — Jone Kitts: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1667-8. Henry Kitt and Mary Long: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1660. Married — Thomas Rolley and Jane Kitte: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A ' nurse-name' of Christopher.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Diminutive of Christopher. in the Domesday Book, Chit; from the German, Kitt; from the Dutch, Kits, Chits; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitt (Bengali: কিত্ত, Russian: Китт) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kitt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitt? popularity and diffusion

Kitt is the 86,649th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,311,181 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Kitt are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 153,310th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 2,352 people.

The last name Kitt is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,748 people, or 1 in 131,899. In The United States Kitt is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Kitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kitt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 889 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 294 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 744 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kitt Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Kitt last name are 12.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.33% registered with the party.

The amount Kitt earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.02% more than the national average, earning R 268,572 per year; in United States they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning $39,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning $45,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keitt891,789/
Kitte89606/
Kiett8970/
Kistt8917/
Khitt8911/
Kittp893/
Kitht892/
Kuitt891/
Kaitt890/
Kit8616,454/
Khaitt802/
Kaitht801/
Kaitth801/
Koitte801/
Kchitt801/
Kistte801/
Keittz800/
Keitth800/
Kite7515,860/
Kiet754,375/
Kett753,875/
Kuit751,641/
Khit751,539/
Kait751,289/
Citt75857/
Koit75738/
Kith75522/
Keit75394/
Kiot7586/
Kytt7513/
Kätt7511/
Kcit753/
Kqit752/
Kkit752/
Kitd752/
Kgit751/
Kidt751/
Kizt751/
Gkit751/
Qkit751/
Hkit751/
Kittová7343/
Kittova734/
Khaitte731/
Keith6780,997/
Kaite678,589/
Koite676,289/
Kuijt671,642/
Kette671,613/
Khait671,078/
Kuite671,040/
Kaith67891/
Quitt67530/
Kieth67373/
Khiet67354/
Kithe67285/
Keite67204/
Kheit67178/
Khett67155/
Chitt67135/
Khuit6770/
Khoit6749/
Khite6734/
Keatt6732/
Khiot6730/
Kettz6724/
Kiszt6718/
Khith6715/
Kioth676/
Koist674/
Keutt673/
Kaait672/
Kicht672/
Cuitt672/
Koith672/
Hqkit671/
Ckait671/
Kéith671/
Kidte671/
Kettő671/
Ketth671/
Keiht671/
Keitp671/
Kytts671/
Keytt671/
Caitt670/
Kcith670/
Kuith670/
Kieht670/
Kyott670/
Kuitz670/

Kitt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitt in the Bengali language
কিত্তkitta-
Kitt in the Russian language
Киттkitt-

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