Kittoe Surname
Approximately 2,359 people bear this surname
Kittoe 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 SurnameKittoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,009 | 1:13,450 | 1,752 |
| United States | 317 | 1:1,143,404 | 82,127 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Kittoe 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,
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Kittoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kittoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kittoe occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kittoe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kittoe is the 180,614th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,089,252 people. Kittoe is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kittoe live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,009 people, or 1 in 13,450. Outside of Ghana it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Kittoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kittoe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kittoe last name increased 634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kittoe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kittoe surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.
Kittoe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $42,300 USD per year.
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