How common is the surname Bittner?

9,163 people in the United States had the surname Bittner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,695 Americans. It ranked 3,870th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bittner?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Bittner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bittner?

Julius Bittner, Austrian composer (1874-1939), followed by Lauren Bittner.

Where is the surname Bittner most common?

Wikidata records people named Bittner in the United States, Austria–Hungary and the Austrian Empire.

Is the surname Bittner getting more or less common?

Less common. 9,185 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,163 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname Bittner

A surname, carried by 9,163 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B356

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bittner is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,163 people named Bittner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,695 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 9,185.

#3,870

rank among US surnames

9,163

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,551)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,861	Bowens	9,188	33,603
#3,862	Stutzman	9,185	33,614
#3,863	Lea	9,180	33,632
#3,864	Klinger	9,179	33,636
#3,865	Buss	9,177	33,643
#3,867	Hussey	9,176	33,647
#3,868	Smoot	9,168	33,676

Who is named Bittner

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Bittner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bittners

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julius Bittner
Austrian composer (1874-1939)
Lauren Bittner
American actress, born 1980
Jason Bittner
American drummer, born 1970
Alexander Bittner
Austrian paleontologist (1850–1902)

Notable Bittners come mostly from the United States (2), Austria–Hungary (1) and the Austrian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bittner

Bittner has the Soundex code B356, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B356.

Questions

How common is the surname Bittner?: 9,163 people in the United States had the surname Bittner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,695 Americans. It ranked 3,870th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bittner?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Bittner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bittner?: Julius Bittner, Austrian composer (1874-1939), followed by Lauren Bittner.
Where is the surname Bittner most common?: Wikidata records people named Bittner in the United States, Austria–Hungary and the Austrian Empire.
Is the surname Bittner getting more or less common?: Less common. 9,185 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,163 in 2010, down 0.2%.