How common is the surname Pitner?

1,042 people in the United States had the surname Pitner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,301 Americans. It ranked 24,137th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Pitner getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,064 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,042 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Pitner

A surname, carried by 1,042 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P356

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pitner is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,042 people named Pitner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 296,301 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,064.

#24,137

rank among US surnames

1,042

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #22,555)

Who is named Pitner

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

87% of people named Pitner identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 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.

Questions

How common is the surname Pitner?: 1,042 people in the United States had the surname Pitner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,301 Americans. It ranked 24,137th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pitner?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Pitner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Pitner getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,064 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,042 in 2010, down 2.1%.