How common is the surname Pitchford?

4,044 people in the United States had the surname Pitchford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,347 Americans. It ranked 8,206th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Pitchford getting more or less common?

More common. 3,877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,044 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Pitchford

A surname, carried by 4,044 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P321

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pitchford is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,044 people named Pitchford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,347 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,877.

#8,206

rank among US surnames

4,044

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,917)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,198	Woosley	4,048	76,271
#8,201	Macomber	4,047	76,290
#8,205	Gallup	4,046	76,309
#8,206	Matamoros	4,044	76,347
#8,209	Asuncion	4,042	76,384
#8,212	Delisle	4,041	76,403
#8,213	Hartsell	4,040	76,422

Who is named Pitchford

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

68% of people named Pitchford identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Pitchford?: 4,044 people in the United States had the surname Pitchford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,347 Americans. It ranked 8,206th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pitchford?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Pitchford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Pitchford getting more or less common?: More common. 3,877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,044 in 2010, up 4.3%.