Explore the Family Name Wittrock

The meaning of Wittrock

North German and Dutch: from Middle Low German witte ‘white’, Middle Dutch wit(te) + Middle Low German rok ‘jacket’, Middle Dutch roc(k), presumably applied as a nickname for someone who habitually wore a white jacket.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wittrock has experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 16,631 in popularity with a count of 1,587 individuals carrying the surname. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 17,717, with the count marginally declining to 1,583. This translates to a 6.53% drop in ranking and a 0.25% decrease in the count of people with the surname. The proportion of individuals with the Wittrock surname per 100,000 also saw an 8.47% decrease over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,631	#17,717	-6.53%
Count	1,587	1,583	-0.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.54	-8.47%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wittrock

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Wittrock surname identify as white. In 2000, this group constituted 97.61% of all Wittrocks, albeit decreasing slightly to 96.65% by 2010. There was no recorded change for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black. However, there were notable increases within other ethnic identities. People identifying as two or more races increased by 37.50%, while those identifying as Hispanic rose by 38.64%. Individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased, up by 34.21% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.61%	96.65%	-0.98%
Hispanic	1.32%	1.83%	38.64%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.38%	0.51%	34.21%
Two or More Races	0.32%	0.44%	37.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%