Hitchen is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.
The variant form of Hitchinson. See Richard - This baptismal name, besides becoming itself a surname, has given rise to many others; viz., Richards, Richardson, Rich, Ritchie, Riches, Rick, Ricks, Rix, Rickson, Rixon, Ritson, Rickards, Ricket, Ricketts. From Dick and Hitchin, two 'nurse-names' of Richard, we also derive Dix, Dicks, Dickson, Dixon, Digons, Dickens, Dickins, Dickinson, Dickerson, Dickison; and Hitchins, Hitchinson, Hitchcock, Hitchcox.
The surname is form of Hitchin. A town in county of Hertford. Also a "nurse-name" of Richard.
One who came from Hitchin, the Hicce tribe, in Hertfordshire; the son of little Hitch or Hick, pet forms of Richard meaning "rule, hard".
The variant form of the Hitchings. One who came from Hitchin, the Hicce tribe, in Hertfordshire; the son of little Hitch or Hick, pet forms of Richard meaning "rule, hard".
How popular is Hitchen?
Hitchen is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada.
Hitchen is ranked 97107 on our list.
As per 2010 US census, number of Hitchens plummeted by 21.92 per cent to 203 since 2000 and slipped by 20580 spots and ranked at 90853. The last name was found in merely 7 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
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White | 90.15 | 95.38 |
Black | 7.88 | 4.23 |
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Immigrants to US
From Germany
Farmer Chas. Hitchen from Bavaria aboard the North Star from Bremerhaven, Cowes, & Havre. He is registered to be 48 years old when he arrived in USA on June 4, 1858. 40 years old Mary Hitchen, are others that migrated to US.
Hitchen Namesakes
- Charles Hitchen, "thief-taker" and under-marshal of the City of London
Hitchen Namesakes
- Charles Hitchen, "thief-taker" and under-marshal of the City of London