Explore the Family Name Spittler

The meaning of Spittler

German: occupational name for someone who was employed at a lodging house or infirmary, from agent derivative of Middle High German spital, spittel ‘lodging house, infirmary’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Spittler has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 26,078 in the year 2000, it dropped to 27,818 in the year 2010, a decline of roughly 6.67%. The count of people bearing this surname also decreased from 883 to 863 during this ten-year period. This represents a 2.27% reduction in the number of individuals with the Spittler surname in the United States, lowering its proportion per 100,000 people from 0.33 to 0.29, a fall of 12.12%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,078	#27,818	-6.67%
Count	883	863	-2.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.29	-12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spittler

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the surname Spittler, the Decennial U.S. Census provides interesting insights. Predominantly identified as White in 2000 (96.38%), there was a marginal drop to 93.97% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw significant growth, rising from 1.02% to 2.32% over the decade, an increase of 127.45%. Those identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races also saw increases, with the former seeing an increase from 0% to 1.04%, while the latter experienced a rise from 1.47% to 1.85%. However, the Asian/Pacific Islander representation declined from 0.68% to zero. There were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.38%	93.97%	-2.5%
Hispanic	1.02%	2.32%	127.45%
Two or More Races	1.47%	1.85%	25.85%
Black	0%	1.04%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%