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

Itter, 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 Itter surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Itter in America

Itter is the 120901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Itter surname appeared 143 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Itter.

We can also compare 2010 data for Itter 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 Itter

The surname "Itter" is believed to have originated in Germany, where it first emerged in the late medieval period. The name is thought to be derived from the Middle High German word "itter," meaning "an outlying farmstead or hamlet." This suggests that the surname was likely adopted by individuals who resided in small, remote settlements.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, where an individual named "Itter von Aldenborg" was mentioned in a record from 1347. This indicates that the name was in use by the 14th century in the region that is now eastern Germany.

In the 15th century, the name appears to have spread to other parts of Germany, as evidenced by the record of a certain "Hans Itter" in the city of Nuremberg in 1492. This suggests that the name had become more widespread by that time.

The name "Itter" has also been associated with various place names throughout Germany, such as Itter in Lower Saxony and Itterbach in Bavaria. These geographic connections further reinforce the theory that the surname originated from a specific location or settlement.

Several notable individuals have borne the surname "Itter" throughout history. One of the earliest was Johann Itter (1544-1610), a German lawyer and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg. Another was Georg Itter (1624-1689), a German composer and organist who worked in various churches in Nuremberg.

In the 18th century, Johann Christian Itter (1728-1796) gained recognition as a German philosopher and mathematician, known for his contributions to the field of symbolic logic. A century later, Karl Itter (1839-1904) was a prominent German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin and other cities.

More recently, Heinrich Itter (1903-1985) was a German physicist and inventor who made significant contributions to the development of radar technology during World War II.

Overall, the surname "Itter" has a long and rich history, originating in medieval Germany and continuing to be carried by individuals of note across various fields over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Itter

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

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 Itter 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 Itter 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 Itter was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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