Kitchen

Kitchen Meaning & Origin

About Kitchen
The surname Kitchen is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "cycen," meaning "kitchen" or "cookhouse." It was likely an occupational name given to someone who worked in or owned a kitchen, or possibly a nickname for someone who was associated with a kitchen in some way. The surname Kitchen is relatively common in English-speaking countries and has variations such as Kitchin and Kitching.

๐ŸŒ Origin
๐Ÿ“ Surname Length
๐Ÿ’ฌ Number of Syllables
๐Ÿ”  Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kitchen: 15,170
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 2,390
  • Frequency per 100k people: 5.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kitchen 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 Kitchen is not currently available.

Pronunciation

๐Ÿ“‡ Metaphone
KXN
๐Ÿ—ฝ NYSIIS
CA
๐Ÿ”Š Soundex
K03205
๐ŸŽต Syllabic Pronunciation
K IH1 CH AH0 N
๐ŸŒ IPA
/หˆkษชสงษ™n/
๐Ÿ”Š Double Metaphone
('KXN', '')
๐Ÿˆฏ Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K325

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kitchen in Braille

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

The name Kitchen in braille

How to sign the name Kitchen using Sign Language

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

The name Kitchen in sign language

Numerology