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 Male Kitto Height
174.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kitto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kitto (Hindi: कित्तो, Marathi: िकटूटो, Russian: Китто) has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitto? popularity and diffusion
Kitto is the 95,391st most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,460,723 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 34 percent of Kitto are found; 34 percent are found in Australasia and 34 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Kitto is also the 443,564th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 382 people.
The surname Kitto is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 1,273 people, or 1 in 21,206. In Australia Kitto is most frequent in: South Australia, where 33 percent reside, Victoria, where 22 percent reside and New South Wales, where 18 percent reside. Other than Australia this last name exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.
Kitto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kitto has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,351 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kitto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kitto last name are 17.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.87% registered to vote for the political 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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Footnotes
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