How common is the surname Witt?

31,575 people in the United States had the surname Witt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,778 Americans. It ranked 1,110th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Witt?

Alicia Witt, American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1975), followed by Jan de Witte.

Where is the surname Witt most common?

Wikidata records people named Witt in the United States and the Russian Empire.

Is the surname Witt getting more or less common?

More common. 31,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 31,575 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Witt

A surname, carried by 31,575 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Witt is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

From German Witt.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 31,575 people named Witt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,778 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 31,360.

#1,110

rank among US surnames

31,575

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,020)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,101	Katz	31,780	9,715
#1,102	Kuhn	31,776	9,716
#1,103	Noel	31,768	9,719
#1,104	Valle	31,716	9,735
#1,105	Marino	31,687	9,744
#1,106	Hong	31,670	9,749
#1,107	Springer	31,643	9,757

Who is named Witt

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

92% of people named Witt identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Witts

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alicia Witt
American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1975)
Jan de Witte
1781–1840
Mike Witt
American baseball player, born 1960
Bobby Witt Jr.
American baseball player (born 2000)
Georgia Lee Lusk
American politician (1893-1971)

Notable Witts come mostly from the United States (4) and the Russian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Witt

Witt has the Soundex code W300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W300.

Questions

Where does the surname Witt come from?: From German Witt.
How common is the surname Witt?: 31,575 people in the United States had the surname Witt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,778 Americans. It ranked 1,110th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Witt?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Witt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Witt?: Alicia Witt, American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1975), followed by Jan de Witte.
Where is the surname Witt most common?: Wikidata records people named Witt in the United States and the Russian Empire.
Is the surname Witt getting more or less common?: More common. 31,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 31,575 in 2010, up 0.7%.