Kitchinman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The history of the name Kitchinman dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from a member of the family who worked as a person who worked in a kitchen as a cook or server. Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. Occupational names have remained fairly common in the modern period. This is attested to by the continuing appearance of occupational suffixes at the end of many English surnames. Some of these suffixes include: herd, monger, maker, hewer, smith, and wright.

Early Origins of the Kitchinman family

The surname Kitchinman was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from medieval times.

Early History of the Kitchinman family

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Kitchinman Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Kitchinman has undergone many spelling variations, including Kitchingham, Kitchenman, Kitchinman, Kitchingman, Kycheman, Kychenman, Kechynman and many more.

Early Notables of the Kitchinman family

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Kitchinman migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Kitchinman were among those contributors:

Kitchinman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Kitchinman who settled in Virginia in 1738