How common is the surname Hitch?

2,256 people in the United States had the surname Hitch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,855 Americans. It ranked 13,477th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hitch?

Lew Hitch, American basketball player (1929–2012).

Where is the surname Hitch most common?

Wikidata records people named Hitch in the United States.

Is the surname Hitch getting more or less common?

More common. 2,189 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,256 in 2010, up 3.1%.

Is Hitch also a first name?

Yes. Hitch is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hitch

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,256 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hitch is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

From a medieval diminutive of the male give name Richard.

Hitch is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,256 people named Hitch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,855 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,189.

#13,477

rank among US surnames

2,256

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #12,891)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,470	Vandegrift	2,260	136,613
#13,472	Nease	2,259	136,674
#13,474	Siewert	2,258	136,734
#13,477	Corner	2,256	136,855
#13,480	Lunceford	2,255	136,916
#13,483	Bartelt	2,254	136,977
#13,486	Freda	2,253	137,038

Who is named Hitch

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

87% of people named Hitch identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hitchs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lew Hitch
American basketball player (1929–2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hitch

Hitch has the Soundex code H320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H320.

Questions

Where does the surname Hitch come from?: From a medieval diminutive of the male give name Richard.
How common is the surname Hitch?: 2,256 people in the United States had the surname Hitch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,855 Americans. It ranked 13,477th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hitch?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Hitch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hitch?: Lew Hitch, American basketball player (1929–2012).
Where is the surname Hitch most common?: Wikidata records people named Hitch in the United States.
What type of surname is Hitch?: Hitch is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hitch getting more or less common?: More common. 2,189 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,256 in 2010, up 3.1%.
Is Hitch also a first name?: Yes. Hitch is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.