Explore the Family Name Rabbitt
The meaning of Rabbitt
1. English: from the Middle English male personal name Rabbode, Radboda (ancient Germanic Radbodo, from elements meaning ‘counsel’ + ‘messenger’). 2. English: from the personal name Robet or Robot, diminutives of Rob (see Robert). 3. English: nickname from late Middle English rabet ‘young rabbit’. This word is not recorded until c.1398, the usual Middle English word for ‘rabbit’ being cony (see Coney). 4. Irish: adopted for Gaelic Ó Coinín, a variant of Ó Conáin or Ó Cuineáin (see Cunneen and Queenan), interpreted as if it were from coinín ‘rabbit’, although in fact the Irish name is from a diminutive of cano ‘hound, wolf’. It has also been adopted for Mac Coinín, see Canning. 5. Americanized form (translation into English) of Serbian and Croatian Zec, Slovenian Zajc or Zajec, all meaning ‘hare’ (informally also ‘rabbit’), and perhaps also of Slovenian Kunc with a possible meaning ‘rabbit’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Rabbitt in the United States?
The surname Rabbitt ranked 22,078 in popularity according to the 2000 Decennial U.S. Census, falling slightly to 22,944 in 2010, a change of -3.92 percent. The census also saw an increase in the count of people with this surname from 1,093 in 2000 to 1,115 in 2010, a growth of 2.01 percent. However, the proportion per 100k people decreased by -7.32 percent during the same period, from 0.41 to 0.38.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #22,078 | #22,944 | -3.92% |
| Count | 1,093 | 1,115 | 2.01% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.41 | 0.38 | -7.32% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rabbitt
Regarding ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Rabbitt identified as White, though there was a slight decrease from 95.33 percent in 2000 to 91.03 percent in 2010. A notable change was observed among those identifying as having two or more races, which significantly increased from 1.10 percent in 2000 to 3.23 percent in 2010. There was also a considerable growth in the percentage of Hispanics from 1.01 percent to 2.60 percent over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively stable at around 2 percent. No individuals with the surname Rabbitt identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.33% | 91.03% | -4.51% |
| Two or More Races | 1.1% | 3.23% | 193.64% |
| Hispanic | 1.01% | 2.6% | 157.43% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 2.1% | 2.15% | 2.38% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |