How common is the surname Mitten?

1,348 people in the United States had the surname Mitten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,040 Americans. It ranked 19,911th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mitten?

William Mitten, British botanist (1819-1906).

Where is the surname Mitten most common?

Wikidata records people named Mitten in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Mitten getting more or less common?

More common. 1,222 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,348 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Mitten

A surname, carried by 1,348 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mitten is more common than 87.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,348 people named Mitten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 229,040 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,222.

#19,911

rank among US surnames

1,348

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+10.3%

change since 2000 (was #20,260)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,907	McKissack	1,349	228,870
#19,911	Clevinger	1,348	229,040

Who is named Mitten

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

93% of people named Mitten identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mittens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Mitten
British botanist (1819-1906)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mitten

Mitten has the Soundex code M350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M350.

Questions

How common is the surname Mitten?: 1,348 people in the United States had the surname Mitten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,040 Americans. It ranked 19,911th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mitten?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Mitten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Mitten?: William Mitten, British botanist (1819-1906).
Where is the surname Mitten most common?: Wikidata records people named Mitten in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Mitten getting more or less common?: More common. 1,222 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,348 in 2010, up 10%.