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    The surname Wittmann

    A German surname, carried by 1,552 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W355

    Wittmann: #17,992 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wittmann #17,992, 1,552 people Wittmann: #17,992 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wittmann #17,992, 1,552 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wittmann is more common than 88.9% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    From German Wittmann.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,552 people named Wittmann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,934 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,449.

    #17,992
    rank among US surnames
    1,552
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.1%
    change since 2000 (was #17,813)

    Who is named Wittmann

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

    96% of people named Wittmann identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wittmanns

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Franz Wittmann
      Austrian rally driver (born 1950)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Wittmann

    Wittmann has the Soundex code W355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W355.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Wittmann come from?
    From German Wittmann.
    How common is the surname Wittmann?
    1,552 people in the United States had the surname Wittmann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,934 Americans. It ranked 17,992nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wittmann?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wittmann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Wittmann?
    Franz Wittmann, Austrian rally driver (born 1950).
    Where is the surname Wittmann most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wittmann in Austria.
    Is the surname Wittmann getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,552 in 2010, up 7.1%.
    What are other spellings of Wittmann?
    Wittman.