How common is the surname Litt?

1,183 people in the United States had the surname Litt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,985 Americans. It ranked 21,940th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Litt?

Scott Litt, American record producer (1954-), followed by Paul Litowsky.

Where is the surname Litt most common?

Wikidata records people named Litt in the United States.

Is the surname Litt getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,183 in 2010, down 17%.

The surname Litt

A surname, carried by 1,183 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Litt is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,183 people named Litt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,985 Americans. That is down 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,421.

#21,940

rank among US surnames

1,183

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-16.7%

change since 2000 (was #18,087)

Who is named Litt

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

83% of people named Litt identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Litts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Scott Litt
American record producer (1954-)
Paul Litowsky
American actor, born 1995

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Litt

Litt has the Soundex code L300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L300.

Questions

How common is the surname Litt?: 1,183 people in the United States had the surname Litt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,985 Americans. It ranked 21,940th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Litt?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Litt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Litt?: Scott Litt, American record producer (1954-), followed by Paul Litowsky.
Where is the surname Litt most common?: Wikidata records people named Litt in the United States.
Is the surname Litt getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,183 in 2010, down 17%.