How common is the surname Totten?

6,828 people in the United States had the surname Totten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,218 Americans. It ranked 5,125th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Totten?

Robert Totten, American television director and actor (1937-1995).

Where is the surname Totten most common?

Wikidata records people named Totten in the United States.

Is the surname Totten getting more or less common?

More common. 6,600 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,828 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Totten

A nickname surname, carried by 6,828 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Totten is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

Possibly from a diminutive of the nickname totte (“simpleton, fool”).

Totten is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,828 people named Totten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,218 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,600.

#5,125

rank among US surnames

6,828

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,886)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,116	Dalrymple	6,843	45,118
#5,117	Bice	6,841	45,132
#5,118	Philips	6,840	45,138
#5,119	Yarborough	6,839	45,145
#5,121	Pounds	6,838	45,151
#5,122	Flagg	6,834	45,178
#5,123	Bonham	6,832	45,191

Who is named Totten

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

80% of people named Totten identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tottens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Totten
American television director and actor (1937-1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Totten

Totten has the Soundex code T350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T350.

Questions

Where does the surname Totten come from?: Possibly from a diminutive of the nickname totte (“simpleton, fool”).
How common is the surname Totten?: 6,828 people in the United States had the surname Totten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,218 Americans. It ranked 5,125th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Totten?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Totten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Totten?: Robert Totten, American television director and actor (1937-1995).
Where is the surname Totten most common?: Wikidata records people named Totten in the United States.
What type of surname is Totten?: Totten is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Totten getting more or less common?: More common. 6,600 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,828 in 2010, up 3.5%.