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
School 498
Farm Labourer 50
Private Means 41
Farmer 40
Labourer 30
General Labourer 27
Coal Miner Hewer 22
Domestic Servant 20
None 20
General Servant (domestic) 20
Fisherman 20
At Home 19
Cotton Weaver 19
Dressmaker 17
Shop Assistant 17
Waggoner On Farm 16
Clerk 15
General Servant Domestic 15
At School 14
Farmers Son Working On Farm 13
Scholar 12
House Painter 12
Housekeeper 12
Charwoman 10
Carter 10

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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