Explore the Family Name Mittag

The meaning of Mittag

1. German: from Middle High German mittag ‘midday, south’, hence a nickname for someone who lived or held property which lay to the south of a main settlement. 2. Germanized form of Sorbian Mětak: from an augmentative derivative of the personal name Mět (see Mieth). Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Gerhardt, Heinz, Juergen, Rudi.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Mittag" has experienced a slight increase over the past decade. In 2000, Mittag was ranked as the 47,735th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 46,902nd position – an improvement of 1.75%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased during this period, from 417 in 2000 to 453 in 2010, marking an 8.63% growth. Nevertheless, the proportion of people having this surname per 100,000 population remained the same at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,735	#46,902	1.75%
Count	417	453	8.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mittag

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the surname "Mittag". According to the 2010 census, 95.81% of these individuals identified themselves as White, a minor decrease from 97.12% in the year 2000. While no individuals with this surname reported Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either census year, there was a noticeable emergence of Hispanic ethnicity in 2010, with 1.77% identifying as such. The category of two or more races remained unrepresented in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.12%	95.81%	-1.35%
Hispanic	0%	1.77%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%