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 last name Kittoe is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kittoe? popularity and diffusion
Kittoe is the 180,614th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,089,252 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kittoe are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 2,009 people, or 1 in 13,450. Beside Ghana this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Kittoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kittoe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kittoe last name expanded 634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kittoe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kittoe surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for 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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