As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HITCHINS. See Richard. HITHE. A haven. A-Sax. Or specifically from thetort-n of Hythe, co. Kent.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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