Explore the Family Name Hittle

The meaning of Hittle

Americanized form of German Hüttl (see Huettl).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hittle has increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 13,277 in terms of popularity but it moved up the ranks to sit at 11,815 by 2010, showing an improvement of 11.01 percent. The number of people with this surname also rose significantly within this period. There were 2,108 occurrences in 2000, which jumped to 2,649 in 2010 – an increase of 25.66 percent. Furthermore, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.78 individuals named Hittle in 2000, and this ratio rose to 0.9 in 2010, marking a 15.38 percent growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,277	#11,815	11.01%
Count	2,108	2,649	25.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.78	0.9	15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hittle

Examining the ethnic identity of those carrying the Hittle surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, reveals interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. White individuals made up the majority of the Hittles, though their proportion decreased from 93.50 percent to 89.58 percent. The percentage of Black individuals with the Hittle surname saw a significant increase of 183.94 percent, moving from 2.18 percent in 2000 to 6.19 percent in 2010. Hispanics experienced a small growth of 5.00 percent, while the proportion of Asians/Pacific Islanders remained relatively stable. The percentage of those claiming two or more races slightly declined, as did the proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals named Hittle.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.5%	89.58%	-4.19%
Black	2.18%	6.19%	183.94%
Hispanic	1.8%	1.89%	5%
Two or More Races	1.28%	1.21%	-5.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.9%	0.79%	-12.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.34%	3.03%