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

Kitzman, 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 Kitzman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kitzman in America

Kitzman is the 21157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kitzman surname appeared 1,241 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 Kitzman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kitzman 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 Kitzman

The surname Kitzman is of German origin, tracing its roots back to the late medieval period in central Europe. It is believed to have derived from the German word "Kitze," which refers to a young goat or kid, combined with the suffix "-man," denoting a person associated with a particular trade or occupation. This suggests that the name may have originally been used to identify individuals involved in the raising or herding of goats.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kitzman surname can be found in the Bautzen Cathedral records of 1456, where a certain Hans Kitzman is mentioned. Another notable early bearer of the name was Johann Kitzman, a prominent merchant from the town of Görlitz, who lived from 1512 to 1579.

The Kitzman name has also been linked to various place names throughout Germany, such as Kitzingen, a town in Bavaria, and Kitzmüller, a village in the state of Saxony. These locations may have influenced the spelling variations of the surname over time, including Kitzmann, Kitzmen, and Kitzmeier.

One of the most renowned individuals with the Kitzman surname was Friedrich Wilhelm Kitzman (1804-1887), a German painter and lithographer known for his landscape paintings and cityscapes. Another notable figure was Johann Kitzman (1857-1922), a German-American architect who designed several notable buildings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

In the realm of literature, the name Kitzman is associated with the German novelist and playwright Theodor Kitzman (1819-1890), whose works often explored themes of social and political commentary.

Another individual of note was Adolph Kitzman (1892-1954), a German-American artist and illustrator who worked for various publications, including The New Yorker magazine.

The Kitzman surname has also been carried by individuals in other fields, such as the German-American physicist and researcher Hugo Kitzman (1889-1966), who made significant contributions to the development of radar technology during World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kitzman

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

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

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