Explore the Family Name Bittinger

The meaning of Bittinger

1. German: variant of Pittinger. 2. Altered form of German Büdinger (see Budinger).

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How common is the last name Bittinger in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bittinger has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked at 12,292, but by 2010, it had climbed to 11,478, representing a change of 6.62%. The number of individuals with the Bittinger surname also increased from 2,320 to 2,741 during this period, marking an increase of 18.15%. The proportion of the name per 100,000 people also rose from 0.86 to 0.93, indicating an 8.14% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,292	#11,478	6.62%
Count	2,320	2,741	18.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	0.93	8.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bittinger

Looking at ethnicity, the data sourced from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that people carrying the Bittinger surname have diversified in their ethnic background over the decade. While the majority identified as White, decreasing slightly from 97.59% in 2000 to 96.42% in 2010, there was a notable growth in other ethnic identities. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly doubled, jumping from 0.43% to 0.73% while those claiming two or more races also increased from 0.95% to 1.61%. The Hispanic segment of the Bittinger surname holders saw the most significant growth, more than doubling from 0.43% in 2000 to 0.88% in 2010. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.59%	96.42%	-1.2%
Two or More Races	0.95%	1.61%	69.47%
Hispanic	0.43%	0.88%	104.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0.73%	69.77%
Black	0.3%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.3%	0%	0%