How common is the surname Pitkin?

1,375 people in the United States had the surname Pitkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,542 Americans. It ranked 19,614th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pitkin?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Pitkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pitkin?

Hanna Fenichel Pitkin, American political theorist (1931–2023), followed by Walter B. Pitkin.

Where is the surname Pitkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Pitkin in the United States.

Is the surname Pitkin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,375 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Pitkin

A surname, carried by 1,375 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pitkin is more common than 87.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,375 people named Pitkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 224,542 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,335.

#19,614

rank among US surnames

1,375

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #18,916)

Who is named Pitkin

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

92% of people named Pitkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pitkins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hanna Fenichel Pitkin
American political theorist (1931–2023)
Walter B. Pitkin
American philosopher (1878-1953)

Questions

How common is the surname Pitkin?: 1,375 people in the United States had the surname Pitkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,542 Americans. It ranked 19,614th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pitkin?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Pitkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pitkin?: Hanna Fenichel Pitkin, American political theorist (1931–2023), followed by Walter B. Pitkin.
Where is the surname Pitkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Pitkin in the United States.
Is the surname Pitkin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,375 in 2010, up 3.0%.