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.
Discover how your Kitchen ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 14 |
| Cambridgeshire | 16 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 168 |
| Cornwall | 56 |
| Cumberland | 190 |
| Derbyshire | 45 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 84 |
| Essex | 21 |
| Gloucestershire | 57 |
| Hampshire | 29 |
| Herefordshire | 22 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 19 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 38 |
| Lancashire | 654 |
| Leicestershire | 37 |
| Lincolnshire | 294 |
| London | 251 |
| Middlesex | 17 |
| Northumberland | 14 |
| Norfolk | 14 |
| Northamptonshire | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 169 |
| Oxfordshire | 46 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 19 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 39 |
| Surrey | 15 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 33 |
| Warwickshire | 82 |
| Westmorland | 65 |
| Wiltshire | 14 |
| Worcestershire | 18 |
| Yorkshire | 769 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 504 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 130 |
| House Servant | 58 |
| Dress Maker | 42 |
| Labourer | 36 |
| Carter | 35 |
| Cotton Weaver | 31 |
| House Keeper | 27 |
| General Servant | 24 |
| Coal Miner | 22 |
| House Maid | 19 |
| Stone Mason | 17 |
| Servant | 17 |
| Laundress | 16 |
| Farm Servant | 15 |
| Cook | 14 |
| Farmers Son | 14 |
| Domestic Servant | 13 |
| Farmer | 13 |
| Nurse | 13 |
| Gardener | 12 |
| Tailor | 12 |
| Worsted Weaver | 12 |
| Carpenter | 11 |
| Silk Weaver | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Kitchen | 2,266 |
| William Kitchen | 2,226 |
| John Kitchen | 2,171 |
| Elizabeth Kitchen | 1,451 |
| Thomas Kitchen | 1,333 |
| Sarah Kitchen | 1,300 |
| George Kitchen | 1,041 |
| James Kitchen | 1,020 |
| Ann Kitchen | 874 |
| Joseph Kitchen | 775 |
| Jane Kitchen | 755 |
| Henry Kitchen | 577 |
| Charles Kitchen | 529 |
| Hannah Kitchen | 495 |
| Annie Kitchen | 472 |
| Margaret Kitchen | 470 |
| Robert Kitchen | 454 |
| Alice Kitchen | 425 |
| Eliza Kitchen | 411 |
| Emma Kitchen | 402 |
| Ellen Kitchen | 337 |
| Richard Kitchen | 315 |
| Edward Kitchen | 307 |
| Martha Kitchen | 287 |
| Samuel Kitchen | 284 |