How common is the surname Wojtowicz?

2,349 people in the United States had the surname Wojtowicz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,437 Americans. It ranked 13,073rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wojtowicz?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wojtowicz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wojtowicz?

John Wojtowicz, American bank robber (1945–2006).

Where is the surname Wojtowicz most common?

Wikidata records people named Wojtowicz in the United States.

Is the surname Wojtowicz getting more or less common?

More common. 2,231 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,349 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Wojtowicz

A Polish surname, carried by 2,349 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W232

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wojtowicz is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Wójtowicz or Wojtowicz.

One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,349 people named Wojtowicz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 131,437 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,231.

#13,073

rank among US surnames

2,349

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,711)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,065	Crownover	2,350	131,381
#13,073	Nutting	2,349	131,437
#13,079	Spink	2,348	131,493
#13,081	Orduno	2,347	131,549

Who is named Wojtowicz

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

96% of people named Wojtowicz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wojtowiczs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Wojtowicz
American bank robber (1945–2006)

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wojtowicz come from?: Borrowed from Polish Wójtowicz or Wojtowicz.
How common is the surname Wojtowicz?: 2,349 people in the United States had the surname Wojtowicz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,437 Americans. It ranked 13,073rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wojtowicz?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wojtowicz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wojtowicz?: John Wojtowicz, American bank robber (1945–2006).
Where is the surname Wojtowicz most common?: Wikidata records people named Wojtowicz in the United States.
Is the surname Wojtowicz getting more or less common?: More common. 2,231 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,349 in 2010, up 5.3%.