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 895
Agricultural Labourer 97
General Labourer 51
Domestic Servant 43
Dress Maker 43
Cotton Weaver 38
Labourer 32
General Servant 31
Coal Miner 29
Farm Labourer 28
Joiner 24
Laundress 23
General Servant Domestic 23
Farmers Son 22
Annuitant 21
Farm Servant Indoor 20
Stone Mason 19
Worsted Weaver 16
Butcher 14
No Occupation 14
Charwoman 13
Gardener 13
Tailor 13
House Keeper 13
Servant 12

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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