How common is the last name Whitt?

16,228 people in the United States have the last name Whitt, about 1 in 18,419. It ranks #2,182 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WHITT

#2,182

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
16,228
About
1 in 18,419
This common or more
48.8%
Who bears it

Of the 16,228 people with the last name Whitt, 82% reported their origin as White, 10.6% 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 Whitt

#2,180 Light · 16,231#2,181 Benedict · 16,229#2,183 Kohler · 16,227#2,183 Mireles · 16,227

Spelled almost the same

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

#24 White · 636,798#18,902 Whitty · 1,439#44,751 Whit · 516

Also a first name

As a first name, Whitt ranks #26,339 of 53,615, with 354 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 37 births. See Whitt as a first name

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