Explore the Family Name Gittinger

The meaning of Gittinger

1. Variant or an altered form of South German and Swiss German Güttinger: habitational name for someone from either of two places called Güttingen, near Konstanz, Württemberg, or in Thurgau in Switzerland. 2. German: probably also from an ancient Germanic personal name composed with a cognate of Old Saxon gidd ‘poem, song’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Theodor, Ute.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gittinger decreased significantly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gittinger was ranked 64,186 in terms of popularity, but it dropped to 90,113 by 2010, translating to a decrease of 40.39%. Furthermore, the count of people with this surname also declined from 290 in 2000 to 205 in 2010, indicating a drop of 29.31%. The proportion per 100k people also fell by 36.36% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#90,113	-40.39%
Count	290	205	-29.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.07	-36.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gittinger

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals interesting insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gittinger. In 2000, nearly 98% of individuals with this surname identified as White, but this figure slightly decreased to approximately 96.59% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, the data shows that by 2010, about 2.93% of people with the Gittinger surname identified with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.93%	96.59%	-1.37%
Two or More Races	0%	2.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%