Explore the Family Name Pittser

The meaning of Pittser

Americanized form of German Pitzer, Bitzer, or Pfitzer.

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

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Pittser has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Pittser' was ranked as the 64,572nd most popular surname in the U.S., while in 2010, it moved up to the 62,714th position, indicating a growth rate of 2.88%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also increased by 10.76% during this period, from 288 in 2000 to 319 in 2010. However, the proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 remained constant at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,572	#62,714	2.88%
Count	288	319	10.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pittser

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Pittser surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data illustrates interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, accounting for 90.63% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 89.66% in 2010. There was a significant increase in the Hispanic population bearing the Pittser name, which jumped from 2.43% in 2000 to 4.70% in 2010 (a 93.42% change). Similarly, those who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native rose by 17.58%, from 3.47% to 4.08%. The percentage of those identifying as having two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 2.08% in 2000. Meanwhile, no individuals with the Pittser surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.63%	89.66%	-1.07%
Hispanic	2.43%	4.7%	93.42%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.47%	4.08%	17.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.08%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%