Explore the Family Name Ith

The meaning of Ith

1. Swiss German: possibly from a short form of surnames formed with Id-, Ith-, the root of ancient Germanic origin, of disputed etymology, possibly cognate with Old Norse idh ‘work, activity’. 2. Cambodian: written អ៊ិត, unexplained.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ith has seen a substantial increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank improved from 66,274 in 2000 to 58,604 in 2010, an upward shift of 11.57 percent. The count of people carrying the surname also rose from 279 to 346, marking a significant 24.01 percent growth during the same period. The proportion of people named Ith per 100,000 in the U.S. population increased by 20 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,274	#58,604	11.57%
Count	279	346	24.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.12	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ith

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ith, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there's been a small change over the decade from 2000 to 2010. A majority of those with the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, accounting for approximately 76 percent in both years, with a minor increase of 0.23 percent. The percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased by 19.30 percent, and the number of individuals identifying as white saw a negligible decrease of 0.29 percent. Interestingly, while no individuals identified as Black in 2000, by 2010, 1.45 percent of those with the surname Ith did so. Hispanic, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identifications reported no change.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	76.7%	76.88%	0.23%
White	13.62%	13.58%	-0.29%
Two or More Races	8.24%	6.65%	-19.3%
Black	0%	1.45%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%