Explore the Family Name Whittet

The meaning of Whittet

Scottish (Perthshire and Angus): variant of Whitehead. Compare Whitted.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Whittet has experienced a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 57,544 to 59,603, which represents a change of -3.58%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Whittet surname slightly increased by 2.42% over the same period, growing from 331 to 339 people. The proportion per 100,000 population decreased by 8.33%, indicating that while more people bear the name, it has become less common relative to the overall U.S. population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,544	#59,603	-3.58%
Count	331	339	2.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Whittet

The ethnicity associated with the Whittet surname shows some changes between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census data. White individuals comprised a significant portion of the bearers of this surname in both years, though there was a small decrease of 2.36%, moving from 96.37% in 2000 to 94.10% in 2010. Hispanic representation saw an increase of 11.85%, albeit still remaining a minor share at 2.36% in 2010. Notably, the 2010 census also recorded instances of the Whittet surname among Asian/Pacific Islander and those of two or more ethnic identities for the first time, each representing 1.47% of the total. No Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals were reported with the Whittet surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.37%	94.1%	-2.36%
Hispanic	2.11%	2.36%	11.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.47%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.47%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%