Explore the Family Name Etsitty

The meaning of Etsitty

Native American (Navajo): from an American English altered (and shortened) form of a Navajo personal name based on the occupational name (béésh łigaii) yitsidí ‎‘silversmith’ or atsidí ‎‘smith’. Compare Etcitty, see also Atcitty, Peshlakai, and Silversmith 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Etsitty has seen a slight increase between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked as the 25,969th most popular in the United States, but climbed to the 25,381st position by 2010, marking a change of 2.26 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 888 to 975 during this decade, showing an increase of 9.8 percent. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,969	#25,381	2.26%
Count	888	975	9.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.33	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Etsitty

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Etsitty, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts in the ten-year span from 2000 to 2010. Notably, individuals of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity represent the vast majority at 96.96 percent in 2000, which slightly decreased to 96.00 percent by 2010. The next most prevalent ethnicities are Hispanic, rising from 1.58 percent to 2.05 percent, and those of two or more races, increasing from 1.01 percent to 1.23 percent. Interestingly, the census started recording individuals of White ethnicity with the Etsitty surname for the first time in 2010, while no individuals identified as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
American Indian and Alaskan Native	96.96%	96%	-0.99%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.05%	29.75%
Two or More Races	1.01%	1.23%	21.78%
White	0%	0.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%