Explore the Family Name Evitts

The meaning of Evitts

English (West Midlands): variant of Evetts (see Evatt).

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

The popularity of the surname Evitts has increased modestly over a decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Evitts ranked as the 26,493rd most common surname in the United States with a count of 866 individuals bearing that name. This translates to a proportion of 0.32 out of every 100,000 people. By 2010, this rank had improved to 25,640th and the count rose to 962, increasing its proportion per 100k to 0.33. The change between the two censuses indicates an increase in popularity of the Evitts surname by 3.22% in rank and 11.09% in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,493	#25,640	3.22%
Count	866	962	11.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.33	3.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Evitts

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Evitts, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority identify as White. In 2000, 95.73% identified as such, and while this proportion slightly decreased to 95.32% in 2010, it remained overwhelmingly dominant. The next most frequent ethnicity was Hispanic, which saw an increase from 2.19% in 2000 to 2.29% in 2010. Around 1.04% of those with the surname Evitts identified as having two or more races, a number that remained consistent over the decade. A small percentage (0.73% in 2010, up from 0.69% in 2000) identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native. There were no reported cases of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.73%	95.32%	-0.43%
Hispanic	2.19%	2.29%	4.57%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.04%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.69%	0.73%	5.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%