Kittow Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Kittow 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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Kittow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:422,10728,563
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302

Kittow 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

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

Kittow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kittow Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kittow is found most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kittow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,025,894th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Kittow live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 422,107. In England Kittow is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 27 percent reside, Hampshire, where 17 percent reside and Cornwall, where 10 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Kittow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kittow has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kittow surname rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kittaw831/
Kishtow7710/
Kittova774/
Kittoff773/
Kitaw737,911/
Kitov733,577/
Kätow7335/
Citow739/
Kitof732/
Kitova673,950/
Kaitov67333/
Khitov67105/
Kistov6755/
Kitoff6755/
Kitawe6749/
Ketowe6744/
Kitovs6743/
Kiotov6736/
Chitow6713/
Kituov676/
Quitow675/
Kitofe674/
Kitoev674/
Kittaf672/
Kitoov671/
Kettov671/
Kitouf671/
Kittav671/
Kettaw671/
Ketowa671/

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