How Many People Have the Last Name Dewitt?
people had the surname Dewitt in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 11,198 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+900 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Dewitt (87.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 6.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Dewitt ranks #996. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Dewitt grew from 25,448 people in 2000 to 26,348 in 2010 (up 3.5%), and its rank fell from #1,268 to #1,338. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 9.43 to 8.93 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 25,448 | 26,348 |
| Rank | #1,268 | #1,338 |
| Per 100,000 people | 9.43 | 8.93 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Dewitt
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Dewitt: D300
👤 Dewitt as a First Name
Dewitt is a first name too: about 2,213 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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