Explore the Family Name Litman

The meaning of Litman

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish male personal name Litman, a variant of Lipman. Compare Littman and Littmann. 2. Probably also an Americanized form of German Littmann. 3. Possibly also English, a variant of Lutman. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Haviva, Arie, Esfir, Hinda, Jakob, Moshe.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Litman saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 18,340 in terms of prevalence and dropped to 19,513 by 2010, marking a -6.4 change. The count also experienced a small drop from 1,394 to 1,384, a -0.72 change. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people fell by -9.62, from 0.52 to 0.47.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,340	#19,513	-6.4%
Count	1,394	1,384	-0.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.47	-9.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Litman

The ethnicity of those bearing the surname Litman also showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by -16.28, while the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races increased from 0 to 0.65. The percentage of White people decreased slightly from 87.66 to 85.12, a -2.90 change. Meanwhile, there was a notable increase in the Hispanic population, from 3.95 to 5.71, representing a 44.56 change. The Black population also saw an increase from 6.96 to 7.80, a 12.07 change. Lastly, no significant changes were observed among the American Indian and Alaskan Native population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.66%	85.12%	-2.9%
Black	6.96%	7.8%	12.07%
Hispanic	3.95%	5.71%	44.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.86%	0.72%	-16.28%
Two or More Races	0%	0.65%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%