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    The surname Ditta

    An Italian surname, carried by 587 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D300

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ditta is more common than 76.7% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Ditta, a short form of the personal name Benedetta. * Borrowed from Urdu دتہ. This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 587 people named Ditta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 525,972 Americans. That is down 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 650.

    #37,848
    rank among US surnames
    587
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -9.7%
    change since 2000 (was #33,169)

    Who is named Ditta

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

    87% of people named Ditta identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 10%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ditta

    Ditta has the Soundex code D300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D300.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ditta come from?
    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Ditta, a short form of the personal name Benedetta. * Borrowed from Urdu دتہ. This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.
    How common is the surname Ditta?
    587 people in the United States had the surname Ditta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 525,972 Americans. It ranked 37,848th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ditta?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Ditta identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Ditta getting more or less common?
    Less common. 650 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 587 in 2010, down 9.7%.