Explore the Family Name Hitchings

The meaning of Hitchings

English: variant of Hitchens.

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

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hitchings has witnessed a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hitchings was ranked 24,288th most popular surname with 967 people carrying it. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 32,438th with only 709 individuals possessing the surname, marking a significant decline of approximately 27 percent. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 people also fell by 33.33 percent in this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,288	#32,438	-33.56%
Count	967	709	-26.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.24	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hitchings

On the other hand, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hitchings saw some interesting shifts during the same period, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. A majority of those bearing the Hitchings surname identified themselves as White, with 94.52 percent in 2000 and a slightly decreased percentage of 93.79 in 2010. There was a noticeable increase of 36.14 percent in those identifying as Hispanic, albeit still a minority at 1.13 percent in 2010. The percentage of Black individuals with the surname Hitchings also rose by 8.88 percent, reaching 2.82 percent in 2010. Lastly, the portion of people identifying as two or more races grew modestly from 1.34 percent to 1.55 percent. No recorded individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.52%	93.79%	-0.77%
Black	2.59%	2.82%	8.88%
Two or More Races	1.34%	1.55%	15.67%
Hispanic	0.83%	1.13%	36.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%