How common is the surname Whitten?

14,054 people in the United States had the surname Whitten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,969 Americans. It ranked 2,571st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Whitten?

Jamie Whitten, American politician (1910-1995).

Where is the surname Whitten most common?

Wikidata records people named Whitten in the United States.

Is the surname Whitten getting more or less common?

More common. 13,876 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,054 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Whitten

A surname, carried by 14,054 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Whitten is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

Variant of Whitton.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,054 people named Whitten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,969 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,876.

#2,571

rank among US surnames

14,054

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,393)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,562	Rapp	14,107	21,886
#2,563	Foss	14,094	21,906
#2,564	McClelland	14,092	21,909
#2,565	Kilpatrick	14,087	21,917
#2,566	Daigle	14,084	21,922
#2,567	Burdick	14,081	21,926
#2,568	Weathers	14,073	21,939

Who is named Whitten

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

87% of people named Whitten identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Whittens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jamie Whitten
American politician (1910-1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Whitten

Whitten has the Soundex code W350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W350.

Questions

Where does the surname Whitten come from?: Variant of Whitton.
How common is the surname Whitten?: 14,054 people in the United States had the surname Whitten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,969 Americans. It ranked 2,571st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Whitten?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Whitten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Whitten?: Jamie Whitten, American politician (1910-1995).
Where is the surname Whitten most common?: Wikidata records people named Whitten in the United States.
Is the surname Whitten getting more or less common?: More common. 13,876 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,054 in 2010, up 1.3%.