How common is the surname Witten?

2,695 people in the United States had the surname Witten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,562 Americans. It ranked 11,631st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Witten?

Edward Witten, American theoretical physicist, followed by Jason Witten.

Where is the surname Witten most common?

Wikidata records people named Witten in the United States.

Is the surname Witten getting more or less common?

More common. 2,635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,695 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Witten

A surname, carried by 2,695 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). Witten is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,695 people named Witten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,562 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,635.

#11,631

rank among US surnames

2,695

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,070)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,624	Johansson	2,698	114,435
#11,626	Morlan	2,697	114,477
#11,627	Gaxiola	2,696	114,520
#11,631	Witten	2,695	114,562
#11,637	Ceasar	2,694	114,605

Who is named Witten

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

86% of people named Witten identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wittens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Witten
American theoretical physicist, born 1951
Jason Witten
American football player (born 1982)
Jesse Witten
American tennis player, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Witten

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

Questions

How common is the surname Witten?: 2,695 people in the United States had the surname Witten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,562 Americans. It ranked 11,631st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Witten?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Witten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Witten?: Edward Witten, American theoretical physicist, followed by Jason Witten.
Where is the surname Witten most common?: Wikidata records people named Witten in the United States.
Is the surname Witten getting more or less common?: More common. 2,635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,695 in 2010, up 2.3%.