How common is the last name Whitaker?

53,950 people in the United States have the last name Whitaker, about 1 in 5,540. It ranks #610 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WHITAKER

#610

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
53,950
About
1 in 5,540
This common or more
34.2%
Who bears it

Of the 53,950 people with the last name Whitaker, 68.4% reported their origin as White, 23.6% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Whitaker

#608 Carson · 54,032#609 Morrow · 54,003#611 Clayton · 53,875#612 Rocha · 53,864

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Whitaker, most common first.

#2,080 Whittaker · 16,912#15,076 Whiteaker · 1,879#21,752 Whitcher · 1,221#71,105 Whittiker · 296#91,884 Whitiker · 215#122,574 Whitteker · 148#127,742 Whiteker · 140#149,446 Whitker · 110

Also a first name

As a first name, Whitaker ranks #17,832 of 53,615, with 611 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 66 births. See Whitaker as a first name

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