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The surname Kitts

A surname, carried by 5,045 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K320

Kitts: #6,694 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kitts #6,694, 5,045 people Kitts: #6,694 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kitts #6,694, 5,045 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kitts is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,045 people named Kitts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,198 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,279.

#6,694
rank among US surnames
5,045
people in 2010
1.7
per 100,000 Americans
+17.9%
change since 2000 (was #7,193)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#6,690Roos5,05161,126
#6,691Fricke5,04861,162
#6,692Mach5,04761,174
#6,694Kenner5,04561,198
#6,697Pagel5,04361,223
#6,699Bodine5,04261,235

Who is named Kitts

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

93% of people named Kitts identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

  • White (not Hispanic) 93%
  • Two or more races 2.3%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kittss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Isaac Kitts
    American equestrian and Army officer (1896–1953)

Questions

How common is the surname Kitts?
5,045 people in the United States had the surname Kitts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,198 Americans. It ranked 6,694th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kitts?
In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Kitts identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Kitts?
Isaac Kitts, American equestrian and Army officer (1896–1953).
Where is the surname Kitts most common?
Wikidata records people named Kitts in the United States.
Is the surname Kitts getting more or less common?
More common. 4,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,045 in 2010, up 18%.