Hitchen Family History
Hitchen Name Meaning
English:: from the personal name Hichun a diminutive of Hich (see Hitch ). from the Middle English personal name Hich (see Hitch ) with the characteristically West Midland genitival suffix -en. habitational name from Hitchin (Hertfordshire) from Old English Hiccum the dative plural form of the tribal name Hicce (of uncertain origin but possibly derived from a Celtic river name meaning ‘dry’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022