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    The surname Mitnick

    A surname, carried by 526 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M352

    Mitnick: #41,359 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mitnick #41,359, 526 people Mitnick: #41,359 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Mitnick #41,359, 526 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mitnick is more common than 74.5% of them.

    Origin

    Americanized form of Polish Mytnik, Russian Мытник (Mytnik), Ukrainian Митник (Mytnyk) and Yiddish מיטניק (mitnik).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 526 people named Mitnick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 586,969 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 506.

    #41,359
    rank among US surnames
    526
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4%
    change since 2000 (was #40,690)

    Who is named Mitnick

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

    95% of people named Mitnick identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mitnicks

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kevin Mitnick
      American hacker (1963–2023)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mitnick

    Mitnick has the Soundex code M352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M352.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mitnick come from?
    Americanized form of Polish Mytnik, Russian Мытник (Mytnik), Ukrainian Митник (Mytnyk) and Yiddish מיטניק (mitnik).
    How common is the surname Mitnick?
    526 people in the United States had the surname Mitnick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 586,969 Americans. It ranked 41,359th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mitnick?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mitnick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Mitnick?
    Kevin Mitnick, American hacker (1963–2023).
    Where is the surname Mitnick most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mitnick in the United States.
    Is the surname Mitnick getting more or less common?
    More common. 506 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 526 in 2010, up 4.0%.