# Titus (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/titus/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,780 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,314 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,566 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (15,321 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtaɪtəs/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Titus, a Roman and Sabine praenomen meaning either "honorable" or "strong; of the giants".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Titus in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Titus in the United States.

## People named Titus

- Constance Titus, American rower (1873–1967)
- Christopher Titus, actor, writer, podcaster
- Lydia Yeamans Titus, Australian actress and singer (1857-1929)
- Eve Titus, American writer (1922–2002)

## Similar surnames

Tedesco, Teets, Tedeschi, Tietz, Tadesse, Totzke.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.