Kitto Surname

95,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

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.

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Kitto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,2731:21,2062,943
United States9861:367,60532,648
England7311:76,2228,626
Uganda5001:78,0798,440
New Zealand4331:10,4581,818
Tanzania3731:141,93513,029
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
India341:22,560,747316,052
Wales331:93,7747,567
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Benin251:413,42429,829
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Norfolk Island51:459108
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4011:60,7867,098
Wales411:38,2542,050
Isle of Man121:4,522462
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish, German) The left-handed man; descendant of Kitto, a pet form of Christianus (follower of Christ).

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

The late Dr. Kitto, the celebrated biblical illustrator, gives the following amusing, if not very convincing, account of the origin of his name: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cornish forms of Kit, for Christopher,

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kittou91340/
Kuitto91105/
Koitto9190/
Kittoh9123/
Kittoo919/
Keitto918/
Kaitto917/
Kittoa914/
Kittod912/
Kistto911/
Kittto911/
Kittoi911/
Kito8918,109/
Kittous832/
Keittou831/
Khittoo831/
Kiottou831/
Kitta809,329/
Kaito807,387/
Kutto805,224/
Koito802,278/
Kitou801,347/
Ketto80755/
Kieto80729/
Kitoo80629/
Kitoi80399/
Kituo80313/
Kioto80296/
Khito80213/
Citto80195/
Kitoy80138/
Kitho8088/
Kuito8079/
Keito8038/
Kitoa8025/
Kidto8017/
Kitoh8013/
Kitót801/
Khittous774/
Kitous731,083/
Kaitoo73700/
Kettou73661/
Chitto73631/
Kittah73558/
Koitoi73176/
Quitto73132/
Kittha7396/
Keitta7374/
Kistót7341/
Kietta7334/
Kaitta7333/
Khaito7332/
Kuttoh7331/
Kaitho7331/
Kitatd7320/
Kuitat7318/
Kištot7316/
Kuitou7311/
Kitosz7311/
Kitots739/
Coitto739/
Kaitou736/
Kettho736/
Khitoh735/
Khitou735/
Kithoi735/
Kistou734/
Kaitot734/
Kitteu734/
Khetto733/
Keitou733/
Kitouh733/
Kyotto733/
Kitaut732/
Cuitto732/
Gkisto732/
Khieto732/
Kaitoh732/
Khitoo732/
Kaitoa731/
Keytto731/
Khutto731/
Kietoi731/
Kistoj731/
Koitoy731/
Koitta731/
Kuttoo731/
Kettoh731/
Kuttho731/
Kidtoh731/
Kaitoi731/
Kitoha731/
Kitooh731/
Kittaz731/
Kuutto731/
Kuitoa731/
Gkitou731/
Khoito731/
Keitoi731/
Kuitho731/
Kaytto731/
Khuito731/
Kioyto731/
Khittouch716/
Kitastowa711/
Kita67125,277/
Keto678,034/
Kuto674,729/
Cito674,511/
Khettou671,265/
Chittou67194/
Chittoo6786/
Chittho6782/
Kyto6745/
Kaistho6734/
Kaithoo6732/
Quittot6729/
Kaithat6723/
Keithos6716/
Khaitoo6712/
Kistóth6711/
Kaithoj6710/
Kaittha679/
Kittath675/
Qito675/
Kisthoo675/
Khettoo674/
Kitaova673/
Kištoth673/
Khaitoa672/
Kaithot672/
Kistoth672/
Quiotto672/
Kaitoha672/
Kaitouh672/
Khaitou672/
Kitteau671/
Kishtoj671/
Kithath671/
Chittoi671/
Chittoj671/
Keitous671/
Keitoha671/
Kiethoa671/
Khistoo671/
Kaithod671/
Kittash671/
Koitoha671/
Kheitou671/
Kittaus671/
Khaitho671/

Kitto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitto in the Marathi language
िकटूटोikatuto-
Kitto in the Hindi language
कित्तोkitto64.29
किट्टोkitto25
किटटोkitato10.71
Kitto in the Russian language
Киттоkitto-

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