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

Kitterman, 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 Kitterman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kitterman in America

Kitterman is the 11560th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kitterman surname appeared 2,719 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 Kitterman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kitterman 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 Kitterman

The surname Kitterman is of German origin, originating in the late 14th century. It is derived from the Old German words "kitz" meaning "kid" or "young goat" and "mann" meaning "man". The name likely referred to a person who worked with or raised goats.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears to be Kitzerman in a document from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria, dated 1397. Variations of the spelling included Kitzermann, Kitzerman, and Kittermann.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hans Kitzerman, a farmer and goatherd who lived in the village of Neusitz, near Rothenburg, in the early 15th century. His son, Peter Kitzerman (c.1420-1487), was a successful merchant and landowner in the same region.

In the 16th century, the Kitterman family had spread to other parts of Germany, with records showing a Johannes Kitterman (c.1525-1592) who was a Lutheran minister in the town of Zwickau in Saxony. His grandson, Christoph Kitterman (1573-1638), was a noted scholar and author of several theological works.

Another notable bearer of the name was Johann Kitterman (1640-1718), a military officer who served in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire during the latter stages of the Thirty Years' War. He was awarded a knighthood for his bravery in battle.

In the 18th century, a branch of the Kitterman family settled in the Palatinate region of southwest Germany. One member of this branch, Friedrich Kitterman (1725-1802), emigrated to America in 1752 and established a farm in Pennsylvania. His descendants continued to use the Kitterman spelling.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kitterman

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

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

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