How common is the surname Gittings?

1,118 people in the United States had the surname Gittings in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,159 Americans. It ranked 22,892nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gittings?

Barbara Gittings, American librarian, LGBT rights activist (1932–2007).

Where is the surname Gittings most common?

Wikidata records people named Gittings in the United States.

Is the surname Gittings getting more or less common?

More common. 1,075 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,118 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Gittings

A surname, carried by 1,118 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gittings is more common than 85.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,118 people named Gittings in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 276,159 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,075.

#22,892

rank among US surnames

1,118

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #22,352)

Who is named Gittings

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

89% of people named Gittings identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gittingss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barbara Gittings
American librarian, LGBT rights activist (1932–2007)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gittings

Gittings has the Soundex code G352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G352.

Questions

How common is the surname Gittings?: 1,118 people in the United States had the surname Gittings in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,159 Americans. It ranked 22,892nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gittings?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Gittings identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gittings?: Barbara Gittings, American librarian, LGBT rights activist (1932–2007).
Where is the surname Gittings most common?: Wikidata records people named Gittings in the United States.
Is the surname Gittings getting more or less common?: More common. 1,075 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,118 in 2010, up 4.0%.