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 792
Agricultural Labourer 58
General Labourer 58
Farmer 58
Dress Maker 40
Labourer 40
Coal Miner 36
Living On Own Means 35
General Servant 31
General Servant Domestic 30
Cotton Weaver 30
Domestic Servant 29
Farm Servant 27
Laundress 26
Living On Her Own Means 25
General Domestic Servant 24
Farm Labourer 19
Clerk 19
House Keeper 18
Joiner 18
Tailor 15
Carter 15
Cotton Winder 13
Gardener 11
Servant 11

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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