Explore the Family Name Kitzmiller

The meaning of Kitzmiller

Americanized form of German Kitzmüller (see Kitz + Muller), a nickname for a miller who kept goats; alternatively, the first element may be from a personal name formed with the ancient Germanic element Gid-, cognate with Old English gidd ‘song’.

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

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

The surname Kitzmiller has seen a slight dip in popularity over the past decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Kitzmiller was ranked 12,929th among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to 13,660th place, a decrease of 5.65%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of people with the Kitzmiller surname increased slightly from 2,179 in 2000 to 2,216 in 2010, marking a growth of 1.7%. However, when it comes to proportion per 100,000 people, the count declined from 0.81 to 0.75, indicating a decrease of 7.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,929	#13,660	-5.65%
Count	2,179	2,216	1.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.81	0.75	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kitzmiller

When we look at the ethnic identity of those with the Kitzmiller surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we find that the most significant ethnicity remains White, with 96.12% in 2010, down marginally from 97.8% in 2000. Over the same period, there was a notable increase in the percentage of those identifying as two or more races and Hispanic, with increases of 81.52% and 76.09% respectively. The census data also reported a minor presence of Asian/Pacific Islander among the Kitzmillers, appearing for the first time in 2010. However, no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native either in 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.8%	96.12%	-1.72%
Two or More Races	0.92%	1.67%	81.52%
Hispanic	0.92%	1.62%	76.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.32%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%