Explore the Family Name Mittman

The meaning of Mittman

1. Americanized form of German Mittmann: status name for a tenant farmer who paid rent, or an occupational name for a day laborer or journeyman, from a dialect pronunciation with short vowel of Middle High German miete ‘rent’ + man ‘man’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): probably a variant of Mittelman. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel, Hyman, Mazal.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mittman saw a decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Mittman ranked 40,552 in terms of surname popularity and held a count of 508 individuals. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 43,369 with a decrease rate of -6.95%. The count also dipped slightly to 498, a change of -1.97%. The proportion per 100K people went down by -10.53%, from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,552	#43,369	-6.95%
Count	508	498	-1.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mittman

Looking at the ethnicity associated with the surname Mittman based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, some shifts can be noticed from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander declined from 1.77% to 0, while those identifying as two or more races appeared on the chart with 1%. The majority remained White, increasing from 84.84% to 86.95%. There was also a significant increase in those who identify as Hispanic, going up by 70.06% to reach 3.01%. Conversely, the Black community witnessed a drop from 10.83% to 8.23%, a decrease of -24.01%. No data was available for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.84%	86.95%	2.49%
Black	10.83%	8.23%	-24.01%
Hispanic	1.77%	3.01%	70.06%
Two or More Races	0%	1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.77%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%