Where Does The Last Name Dewitt Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Dewitt is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewitt? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 15,250^th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 199,511 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Dewitt reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 86,289^th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 5,934 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 34,893 people, or 1 in 10,388. In The United States Dewitt is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent live, Michigan, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Dewitt exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Dewitt Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dewitt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 699 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 316 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewitt Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dewitt surname is predominantly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dewitt last name are 18.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dewitt earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.48% less than the national average, earning R 186,600 per year; in United States they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning $43,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $49,012 CAD per year.