Explore the Family Name Wittstruck

The meaning of Wittstruck

North German: topographic name for someone who lived near a willow underbrush, from Low German wīde + struck (High German Strauch) ‘bush’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Wittstruck has seen a slight decrease. In 2000, Wittstruck ranked as the 68,360th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to 71,886th place, reflecting a decline of 5.16%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Wittstruck surname marginally increased from 269 to 271 during the same period, a growth of 0.74%. However, when compared to the total population, the proportion of people bearing the surname fell slightly from 0.1 per 100,000 in 2000 to 0.09 per 100,000 in 2010, a decrease of 10%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,360	#71,886	-5.16%
Count	269	271	0.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wittstruck

Discussing the ethnicity associated with the surname Wittstruck, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the overwhelming majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. In 2000, about 95.54% of Wittstrucks identified as White, falling slightly to 93.73% by 2010. There were some changes in other ethnic identities over this decade as well. Although there were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Two or More Races descent with the surname in 2000, by 2010 these groups made up approximately 1.85% and 3.32% of the Wittstrucks respectively. Data for Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories was either zero or suppressed for privacy reasons in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.54%	93.73%	-1.89%
Two or More Races	0%	3.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.85%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%