How common is the last name Whittaker?

16,912 people in the United States have the last name Whittaker, about 1 in 17,674. It ranks #2,080 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WHITTAKER

#2,080

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
16,912
About
1 in 17,674
This common or more
48.2%
Who bears it

Of the 16,912 people with the last name Whittaker, 73.2% reported their origin as White, 17.7% 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 Whittaker

#2,078 Keen · 16,948#2,079 Albrecht · 16,926#2,081 Kyle · 16,906#2,082 Cerda · 16,899

Spelled almost the same

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

#610 Whitaker · 53,950#15,076 Whiteaker · 1,879#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, Whittaker ranks #31,690 of 53,615, with 269 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 34 births. See Whittaker as a first name

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