Kitchen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Kitchen Name Meaning: Occupational for someone who worked in the kitchen i.e a monastery or great house.

The name is from middle english 'kychene',kitchen. The first recorded spelling is that of Henry Atte Kychene,dated 1311.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kitchen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kitchen family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 349
House Servant 99
Agricultural Labourer 92
At Home 57
Farm Labourer 40
Labourer 37
Dress Maker 31
Servant 22
Farm Servant 21
General Servant 18
Stone Mason 18
House Keeper 17
Annuitant 14
Laundress 14
Pauper 13
Carpenter 12
Cook 12
Ag Lab 11
Power Loom Weaver 11
Cotton Power Loom Weaver 10
Farmers Son 9
Joiner 9
Domestic Duties 9
Wool Comber 9
Woollen Piecer 9

Kitchen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kitchen 100% 32,614
2 Kitchin 86% 4,233
3 Ketchen 86% 155
4 Kitchan 86% 119

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The surname Kitchen is the most popular version of all its varients

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