How common is the surname Wittig?

2,365 people in the United States had the surname Wittig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,548 Americans. It ranked 12,981st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wittig?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wittig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Wittig getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,396 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,365 in 2010, down 1.3%.

The surname Wittig

A surname, carried by 2,365 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wittig is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,365 people named Wittig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,548 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,396.

#12,981

rank among US surnames

2,365

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,958)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,978	Cron	2,366	130,493
#12,981	Moor	2,365	130,548
#12,986	Golub	2,364	130,603

Who is named Wittig

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

95% of people named Wittig identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Wittig?: 2,365 people in the United States had the surname Wittig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,548 Americans. It ranked 12,981st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wittig?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wittig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Wittig getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,396 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,365 in 2010, down 1.3%.