Explore the Family Name Summitt

The meaning of Summitt

Origin undetermined.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Summitt" decreased slightly from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the name dropped by 2.86 percent, shifting from 16995 in 2000 to 17481 in 2010. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 4.61 percent during the same period, climbing from 1541 to 1612. The proportion of people named Summitt per 100,000 also experienced a slight decline of 3.51 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,995	#17,481	-2.86%
Count	1,541	1,612	4.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.55	-3.51%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Summitt

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census demonstrated some shifts between 2000 and 2010. There was no record of any Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identifying with the surname Summitt in 2000, but by 2010, these groups accounted for 0.56 percent and 0.43 percent respectively. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races under the Summitt name saw an increase from 1.49 percent to 2.05 percent. White individuals possessing the surname represented the largest group, although their proportion slightly decreased from 94.29 percent to 93.55 percent. Hispanic representation within the Summitt surname rose by 66.67 percent, moving from 1.23 percent to 2.05 percent. Meanwhile, the Black community saw a decrease in the use of the Summitt surname, falling by 19.53 percent from 1.69 percent to 1.36 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.29%	93.55%	-0.78%
Two or More Races	1.49%	2.05%	37.58%
Hispanic	1.23%	2.05%	66.67%
Black	1.69%	1.36%	-19.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.56%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.43%	0%