Kitto Surname
Approximately 4,989 people bear this surname
Kitto Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A Cornish surname.
John Kittowe and Elizabeth Bland, 1543: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
Tamson (i.e. Thomasine) Kyttowe, 1581: Reg. St. Columb Major.
John, son of Joane Kettoe, 1604: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameKitto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,273 | 1:21,206 | 2,943 |
| United States | 986 | 1:367,605 | 32,648 |
| England | 731 | 1:76,222 | 8,626 |
| Uganda | 500 | 1:78,079 | 8,440 |
| New Zealand | 433 | 1:10,458 | 1,818 |
| Tanzania | 373 | 1:141,935 | 13,029 |
| Canada | 142 | 1:259,476 | 24,513 |
| Nigeria | 121 | 1:1,463,990 | 56,236 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | 1:459 | 108 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 401 | 1:60,786 | 7,098 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:38,254 | 2,050 |
| Isle of Man | 12 | 1:4,522 | 462 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
Kitto (382) may also be a first name.
Kitto Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A Cornish surname.
John Kittowe and Elizabeth Bland, 1543: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
Tamson (i.e. Thomasine) Kyttowe, 1581: Reg. St. Columb Major.
John, son of Joane Kettoe, 1604: ibid.
James Kettowe, or Kittowe (Somerset), Queen's Coll., 1608: Register of the University of Oxford.
(Celtic) Leethanded [Irish and Gaelic ciotóg, ciotach] A celebrated chief of the MacDonnells was called Colkitto, or Colla the Left- handed, because (according to tradition) he could use his sword in battle with the left hand as well as with the right.—Joyce, Irish Names, II. 165.
(Irish, German) The left-handed man; descendant of Kitto, a pet form of Christianus (follower of Christ).
The late Dr. Kitto, the celebrated biblical illustrator, gives the following amusing, if not very convincing, account of the origin of his name: —
Cornish forms of Kit, for Christopher,
Kitto Demographics
Average Kitto Salary in
United States
$42,656 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kitto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kitto (Hindi: कित्तो, Marathi: िकटूटो, Russian: Китто) is found most frequently in Australia. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kitto.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitto? popularity and diffusion
Kitto is the 95,391st most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,460,723 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 34 percent of Kitto reside; 34 percent reside in Australasia and 34 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Kitto is also the 443,564th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 382 people.
The last name Kitto is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 1,273 people, or 1 in 21,206. In Australia Kitto is most numerous in: South Australia, where 33 percent are found, Victoria, where 22 percent are found and New South Wales, where 18 percent are found. Barring Australia this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.
Kitto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kitto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kitto surname expanded 1,351 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kitto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kitto surname are 17.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.87% registered with the party.
The amount Kitto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 170.66% more than the national average, earning R 643,188 per year; in United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $52,808 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kitto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kitto in the Marathi language | ||
| िकटूटो | ikatuto | - |
| Kitto in the Hindi language | ||
| कित्तो | kitto | 64.29 |
| किट्टो | kitto | 25 |
| किटटो | kitato | 10.71 |
| Kitto in the Russian language | ||
| Китто | kitto | - |
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