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 667
Agricultural Labourer 107
Labourer 63
Domestic Servant 51
General Servant 37
Dress Maker 36
Farm Servant 34
Cotton Weaver 33
House Keeper 27
Stone Mason 24
Farm Labourer 20
Laundress 19
Servant 19
Farmers Son 18
Joiner 18
Gardener 17
Coal Miner 16
Annuitant 16
Worsted Weaver 16
Tailor 14
Charwoman 14
Shoe Maker 12
Nurse 11
Carpenter 11
Farmer's Son 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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