Find out how popular the last name Chitty is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Chitty.

Chitty, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Chitty surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chitty in America

Chitty is the 15912th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chitty surname appeared 1,826 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Chitty.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chitty to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Chitty

The surname Chitty originated in England, likely in the medieval period. It is derived from the Middle English word "chite," meaning a shoot or sprout. This suggests that the name was initially an occupational surname for a gardener, forester, or someone who worked with plants and vegetation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Chitty surname can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1273, where it appears as "Chittey." This reference indicates that the name was present in the region during the 13th century.

The Chitty surname is also found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, suggesting its presence in that county during the early 14th century. Additionally, the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1379, further solidifying its historical roots in the west of England.

One notable individual bearing the Chitty surname was Sir Edward Chitty (1654-1736), an English lawyer and legal writer. He was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and became a prominent figure in the legal profession, serving as a Justice of the King's Bench.

Another significant figure was Joseph Chitty (1776-1841), an English legal writer and barrister. He was born in Billericay, Essex, and authored several influential works on legal practice and procedure, including "A Treatise on the Parties to Actions, and on Practice in Actions in the Courts of Law at Westminster" (1809).

Thomas Chitty (1807-1888), born in Billericay, Essex, was a prominent English architect and surveyor. He designed several notable buildings in London, including the Royal College of Surgeons and the St. Pancras Railway Station.

In the realm of literature, Joseph Phillimore Chitty (1808-1892), born in Arundel, Sussex, was a notable English poet and writer. He published several works, including "Poems" (1834) and "The Deserted Village Revisited" (1853).

Lastly, Edward Lambert Chitty (1824-1895), born in London, was a British naval officer and explorer. He served in the Royal Navy and participated in several Arctic expeditions, including the Franklin Search Expedition of 1848-1849, where he explored the coastline of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chitty

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Chitty.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Chitty was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Chitty has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Chitty was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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