Chitwood Surname

57,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Chitwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8161:41,1145,046
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England61:9,286,343223,652
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2331:40,7294,784

Chitwood (14) may also be a first name.

Chitwood Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chitwood Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chitwood occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitwood? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,243rd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 823,731 people. The surname Chitwood occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Chitwood reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Chitwood is also the 3,024,661st most widespread given name at a global level, held by 14 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,816 people, or 1 in 41,114. In The United States Chitwood is most numerous in: Georgia, where 12 percent reside, Missouri, where 10 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Chitwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chitwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chitwood last name expanded 715 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chitwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chitwood last name are 19.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chitwood earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $40,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.05% less than the national average, earning $46,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chittwood9430/
Chitwoods941/
Chistwood940/
Hitwood931/
Chitwod931/
Citwood930/
Chetwood88684/
Shitwood882/
Chitwwod881/
Haitwood880/
Heitwood880/
Histwood880/
Cheatwood822,472/
Cheetwood8272/
Chestwood824/
Kitwood8070/
Hetwood802/
Cheathwood781/
Hestwood7587/
Chittwad752/
Cheatwod751/
Chetwodd751/
Heathwood71585/
Sheatwood712/
Sheetwood711/
Heastwood711/
Chitwat6791/
Getwood6744/
Hedwood6741/
Chitwut671/
Haitwad671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chitwood
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