How Many People Have the Last Name Ritter?
people had the surname Ritter in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 8,873 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
+388 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ritter (92.6%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ritter ranks #783. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ritter grew from 32,864 people in 2000 to 33,252 in 2010 (up 1.2%), and its rank fell from #970 to #1,053. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 12.18 to 11.27 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 32,864 | 33,252 |
| Rank | #970 | #1,053 |
| Per 100,000 people | 12.18 | 11.27 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ritter
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ritter: R360
👤 Ritter as a First Name
Ritter is a first name too: about 121 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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