How common is the surname Chitty?

1,826 people in the United States had the surname Chitty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,083 Americans. It ranked 15,912th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Chitty getting more or less common?

More common. 1,733 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,826 in 2010, up 5.4%.

The surname Chitty

A surname, carried by 1,826 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chitty is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,826 people named Chitty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,083 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,733.

#15,912

rank among US surnames

1,826

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,509)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,903	Hohl	1,828	168,898
#15,907	Mullican	1,827	168,990
#15,912	Sautter	1,826	169,083

Who is named Chitty

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

80% of people named Chitty identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Chitty?: 1,826 people in the United States had the surname Chitty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,083 Americans. It ranked 15,912th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chitty?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Chitty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Chitty getting more or less common?: More common. 1,733 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,826 in 2010, up 5.4%.