Explore the Family Name Witman

The meaning of Witman

1. Americanized form of German Wittmann. 2. English: variant of Whitman.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Witman saw a slight decrease in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 17,334th most common surname and by 2010, it had dropped slightly to the 17,764th spot, marking a -2.48% change. However, despite the decrease in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Witman surname increased from 1,503 in 2000 to 1,577 in 2010, indicating a growth of 4.92%. Nevertheless, when looking at the proportion per 100k people, there was a minor decrease from 0.56 to 0.53.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,334	#17,764	-2.48%
Count	1,503	1,577	4.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.53	-5.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Witman

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the Witman surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The dominant ethnicity remains White, accounting for 97.87% of the Witmans in 2000 and slightly reducing to 95.94% in 2010. There were also changes in other ethnicities, though they represent smaller portions of the Witman population. Notably, there were no reported Asian/Pacific Islanders or individuals identifying with two or more races in 2000, but by 2010, these groups represented 0.76% and 0.57% respectively. The Hispanic representation also grew from 0.33% to 1.97%, showing the largest percentage change among all groups. Conversely, the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations both decreased during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.87%	95.94%	-1.97%
Hispanic	0.33%	1.97%	496.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.76%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.57%	0%
Black	0.8%	0.44%	-45%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.4%	0.32%	-20%