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

Pitstick, 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 Pitstick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pitstick in America

Pitstick is the 44500th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pitstick surname appeared 483 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 Pitstick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pitstick 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 Pitstick

The surname PITSTICK is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "pit" and "sticca," which together mean "a stick used for digging pits." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked as a digger or laborer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name PITSTICK can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire, a series of annual financial records from the 12th and 13th centuries. The name appears in the rolls from 1206, where a certain Robert Pitstick is mentioned as owing taxes.

In the 14th century, there are records of a John Pitstick being a landowner in the village of Wadworth, near Doncaster, in South Yorkshire. The name is also found in various legal documents and court records from this period, indicating that the family had established itself in the region.

During the 16th century, the name PITSTICK appears to have spread to other parts of England. One notable individual was William Pitstick, who was born in 1542 in Nottinghamshire and became a successful merchant in London.

In the 17th century, the PITSTICK family gained prominence in the county of Leicestershire. Thomas Pitstick, born in 1612, was a wealthy landowner and philanthropist who donated significant funds to the construction of a new church in the village of Sharnford.

Another notable figure from this period was Sarah Pitstick, born in 1674 in Warwickshire. She was a renowned author and poet, publishing several collections of verse that were widely read during her lifetime.

As the centuries passed, the PITSTICK name continued to be found across various regions of England, with some family members emigrating to other parts of the world, including North America and Australia.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname PITSTICK was Sir Edward Pitstick, an influential politician and diplomat who lived from 1801 to 1879. He served as a Member of Parliament for several years and later held important diplomatic roles in Europe and the Middle East.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pitstick

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

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

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