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    The surname Kittinger

    A surname, carried by 1,871 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex K352

    Kittinger: #15,615 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kittinger #15,615, 1,871 people Kittinger: #15,615 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kittinger #15,615, 1,871 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kittinger is more common than 90.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,871 people named Kittinger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,016 Americans. That is up 111% since 2000, when the Census counted 889.

    #15,615
    rank among US surnames
    1,871
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +110.5%
    change since 2000 (was #25,945)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,606Pines1,873164,840
    #15,611Giesler1,872164,928
    #15,615Stockstill1,871165,016

    Who is named Kittinger

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

    95% of people named Kittinger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kittingers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joseph Kittinger
      American military pilot (1928–2022)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Kittinger?
    1,871 people in the United States had the surname Kittinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,016 Americans. It ranked 15,615th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kittinger?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kittinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Kittinger?
    Joseph Kittinger, American military pilot (1928–2022).
    Where is the surname Kittinger most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kittinger in the United States.
    Is the surname Kittinger getting more or less common?
    More common. 889 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,871 in 2010, up 111%.