How common is the surname Pittman?

55,021 people in the United States had the surname Pittman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,611 Americans. It ranked 619th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pittman?

Jana Pittman, Australian sprinter, hurdler, and bobsledder (born 1982), followed by Maryon Pittman Allen.

Where is the surname Pittman most common?

Wikidata records people named Pittman in the United States, Australia and Brazil.

Is the surname Pittman getting more or less common?

More common. 52,689 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 55,021 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Pittman

A surname, carried by 55,021 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P355

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pittman is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 55,021 people named Pittman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,611 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 52,689.

#619

rank among US surnames

55,021

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #573)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#610	Massey	55,595	5,553
#611	Lam	55,554	5,558
#612	Huff	55,484	5,565
#613	Rocha	55,251	5,588
#614	Cameron	55,240	5,589
#615	Jefferson	55,179	5,595
#616	Hood	55,174	5,596

Who is named Pittman

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

64% of people named Pittman identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pittmans

15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jana Pittman
Australian sprinter, hurdler, and bobsledder (born 1982)
Maryon Pittman Allen
American politician (1925-2018)
Dexter Pittman
American basketball player (born 1988)
Key Pittman
American politician (1872-1940)
Karen Pittman
American actress, born 1986
Michael Pittman Jr.
American football wide receiver, born 1997
Vail M. Pittman
American politician (1883–1964)
Barbara Pittman
American singer (1938-2005)
Eliana Pittman
Brazilian actress and singer (1945-)
Tom Pittman
American actor (1932-1958)
Charles Pittman
American basketball player (born 1958)
Monte Pittman
American musician, born 1975

Notable Pittmans come mostly from the United States (13), Australia (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pittman

Pittman has the Soundex code P355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P355.

Questions

How common is the surname Pittman?: 55,021 people in the United States had the surname Pittman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,611 Americans. It ranked 619th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pittman?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Pittman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pittman?: Jana Pittman, Australian sprinter, hurdler, and bobsledder (born 1982), followed by Maryon Pittman Allen.
Where is the surname Pittman most common?: Wikidata records people named Pittman in the United States, Australia and Brazil.
Is the surname Pittman getting more or less common?: More common. 52,689 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 55,021 in 2010, up 4.4%.