Explore the Family Name Stitzer

The meaning of Stitzer

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from an agent derivative of Yiddish shtitsn ‘to assist, to aid’. 2. German: unrounded form of Stützer, a topographic name from Middle High German stutz ‘steep, precipitous place’ + the suffix -er for an inhabitant; or a nickname of the same origin meaning ‘hit, push’ for a ruffian.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Stitzer showed a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 39,499 which fell to 42,455 in 2010 marking a change of -7.48. The count of people with this surname also dropped from 524 in 2000 to 511 in 2010, indicating a -2.48 change. The proportion per 100k people decreased by -10.53, from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,499	#42,455	-7.48%
Count	524	511	-2.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stitzer

The Decennial U.S. Census data further reveals an interesting shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Stitzer surname. Predominantly, people with the surname identified as white, a figure that slightly increased from 95.80 in 2000 to 95.89 in 2010. However, there was a notable increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, which rose from 1.91 in 2000 to 2.74 in 2010, showing a change of 43.46. No Stitzers identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years while those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from a previous 1.34 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.8%	95.89%	0.09%
Hispanic	1.91%	2.74%	43.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.34%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%