Explore the Family Name Schlitt

The meaning of Schlitt

1. South German: topographic name for someone who lived in an area of slippery ground, from slid, slit ‘smooth, slippery’. 2. German: habitational name from a place so named in former East Prussia. 3. German: in some cases, a variant of Schlitter 2.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Schlitt has experienced a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schlitt was ranked 31,014 in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had fallen to 36,426, marking a decline of approximately 17.45%. The number of individuals carrying the Schlitt surname also fell from 708 in 2000 to 614 in 2010, indicating a decrease of around 13.28%. Furthermore, the proportion of the Schlitt surname per 100,000 people dropped from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, equating to a reduction of roughly 19.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,014	#36,426	-17.45%
Count	708	614	-13.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.21	-19.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schlitt

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, nearly all (97.32%) of those with the Schlitt surname identified as White, but this figure fell slightly to 96.09% in 2010. The category of Two or more races, which accounted for 1.27% in 2000, was not represented in 2010. Interestingly, new identities emerged in the 2010 data: about 2.12% identified as Hispanic and 0.81% as Asian/Pacific Islander. No individuals with the Schlitt surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.32%	96.09%	-1.26%
Hispanic	0%	2.12%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.81%	0%
Two or More Races	1.27%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%