How common is the surname Kitson?

2,201 people in the United States had the surname Kitson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,275 Americans. It ranked 13,746th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kitson?

Frank Kitson, British Army general and historian (1926–2024).

Where is the surname Kitson most common?

Wikidata records people named Kitson in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Kitson?

Kitson is /ˈkɪt.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Kitson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,201 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Kitson

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,201 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkɪt.sən/ 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). Kitson is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

Kit (“diminutive of the given name Christopher”) + -son.

Kitson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,201 people named Kitson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,275 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,908.

#13,746

rank among US surnames

2,201

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+15.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,387)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,737	Brunetti	2,203	140,148
#13,741	Willits	2,202	140,211
#13,746	Beaird	2,201	140,275
#13,752	Sova	2,200	140,339

Who is named Kitson

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

85% of people named Kitson identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Two or more races 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kitsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Kitson
British Army general and historian (1926–2024)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kitson

Kitson 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 Kitson come from?: Kit (“diminutive of the given name Christopher”) + -son.
How common is the surname Kitson?: 2,201 people in the United States had the surname Kitson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,275 Americans. It ranked 13,746th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kitson?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Kitson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kitson?: Frank Kitson, British Army general and historian (1926–2024).
Where is the surname Kitson most common?: Wikidata records people named Kitson in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Kitson?: Kitson is /ˈkɪt.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Kitson?: Kitson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Kitson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,201 in 2010, up 15%.