Explore the Family Name Litt

The meaning of Litt

1. Jewish: shortened (and altered) form of some Ashkenazic surname such as Litman, Littman, or Litwin. 2. English: variant of Light ‘little’. 3. German: perhaps a habitational name from Litten (Saxony) or, in the north, a metonymic occupational name for a shopkeeper, from Middle Low German lit ‘shutter, window for selling wares’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Mandel, Hymen.

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

The surname Litt, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 18,087th in popularity with a count of 1,421. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 21,940 and the count decreased to 1,183, signifying a change of -21.3% in rank and -16.75% in the total count. The proportion per 100k also dropped by -24.53% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,087	#21,940	-21.3%
Count	1,421	1,183	-16.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.4	-24.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Litt

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census suggests an interesting shift for those bearing the Litt surname. Through 2000 to 2010, the percentage identifying as White dropped slightly from 85.93% to 82.50%, while those identifying as Black increased from 9.43% to 10.90%. However, the most significant changes were seen among those identifying as Hispanic or Asian/Pacific Islander. The former saw a 73.76% increase from 1.41% to 2.45%, and the latter experienced a 16.51% rise from 2.18% to 2.54%. There was no change in the groups identifying as "Two or more races" or "American Indian and Alaskan Native."

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.93%	82.5%	-3.99%
Black	9.43%	10.9%	15.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.18%	2.54%	16.51%
Hispanic	1.41%	2.45%	73.76%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%