How common is the surname Kitchin?

1,241 people in the United States had the surname Kitchin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. It ranked 21,157th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kitchin?

William Walton Kitchin, American politician (1866-1924).

Where is the surname Kitchin most common?

Wikidata records people named Kitchin in the United States.

Is the surname Kitchin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,241 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Kitchin

A surname, carried by 1,241 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kitchin is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

Variant of Kitchen

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,241 people named Kitchin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,209.

#21,157

rank among US surnames

1,241

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,427)

Who is named Kitchin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Kitchin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kitchins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Walton Kitchin
American politician (1866-1924)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kitchin

Kitchin has the Soundex code K325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K325.

Questions

Where does the surname Kitchin come from?: Variant of Kitchen
How common is the surname Kitchin?: 1,241 people in the United States had the surname Kitchin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. It ranked 21,157th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kitchin?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Kitchin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Kitchin?: William Walton Kitchin, American politician (1866-1924).
Where is the surname Kitchin most common?: Wikidata records people named Kitchin in the United States.
Is the surname Kitchin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,241 in 2010, up 2.6%.