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,
Kittoe Demographics
Average Kittoe Salary in
United States
$42,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kittoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kittoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kittoe is most common in Ghana. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kittoe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kittoe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 180,614th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,089,252 people. It occurs predominantly 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.
This last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,009 people, or 1 in 13,450. Other than Ghana this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Kittoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kittoe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kittoe surname rose 634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kittoe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kittoe are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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Footnotes
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