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
Living On Own Means 50
General Labourer 48
Farmer 42
Scholar 36
Dress Maker 33
Cotton Weaver 30
General Servant Domestic 29
Domestic Servant 25
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 21
Housemaid Domestic 20
Fisherman 20
Cook Domestic 19
Laundress Wash 18
Coal Miner Hewer 16
Cotton Spinner 15
House Keeper Domestic 15
Agricultural Labourer 14
Charwoman 13
Gardener Domestic 13
House Maid Domestic 12
Servant Domestic 12
School 12
Stone Mason 12
At School 12
Butcher 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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