Explore the Family Name Ditton

The meaning of Ditton

English (Kent): habitational name from any of numerous places called Ditton, for example Ditton in Kent, Buckinghamshire, and Lancashire; Fen Ditton or Wood Ditton in Cambridgeshire; or Thames Ditton or Long Ditton in Surrey, all from Old English dīc ‘ditch, dike’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement, farmstead’.

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

The Ditton surname saw a decline in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census periods. In 2000, it ranked 44,027 in terms of prevalence, but fell to 52,619 by 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 19.52%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Ditton surname also reduced from 461 in 2000 to 394 in 2010, a drop of around 14.53%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals also decreased by about 23.53% from 0.17 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,027	#52,619	-19.52%
Count	461	394	-14.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.13	-23.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ditton

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Ditton surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were slight shifts between 2000 and 2010. Although the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (95.88% in 2000 and 95.69% in 2010), the percentage of individuals identifying themselves as part of two or more races increased by approximately 40.74%, from 1.08% to 1.52%. Additionally, the percentage of individuals who identified as Hispanic rose from 1.52% to 1.78%, an increase of about 17.11%. However, the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.88%	95.69%	-0.2%
Hispanic	1.52%	1.78%	17.11%
Two or More Races	1.08%	1.52%	40.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%