How common is the last name Whitman?

18,508 people in the United States have the last name Whitman, about 1 in 16,150. It ranks #1,905 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

WHITMAN

#1,905

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
18,508
About
1 in 16,150
This common or more
47.2%
Who bears it

Of the 18,508 people with the last name Whitman, 86.4% reported their origin as White, 4.3% as Black and 3.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Whitman

1 other last name also has 18,508 people.

Spelled almost the same

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

Also a first name

As a first name, Whitman ranks #16,155 of 53,615, with 703 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2018, with 39 births. See Whitman as a first name

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