Hitchen

Hitchen Meaning & Origin

About Hitchen
The surname Hitchen is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Hicca" or "Hicce," which was a nickname for someone small or insignificant. The addition of the suffix "-en" indicates "son of," making Hitchen mean "son of Hicca." Over time, the surname Hitchen has evolved and may have variations in spelling, such as Hitchin or Hitching.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hitchen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hitchen: 203
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 90,853
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hitchen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hitchen is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HXN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H03205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH1 CH AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/hitchen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HXN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H325

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hitchen in Braille

Here's how to represent Hitchen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hitchen in braille

How to sign the name Hitchen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hitchen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hitchen in sign language

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