Gittelman Surname

447,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 762 people bear this surname

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

Gittelman Surname Definition:

(from the name of a wife) or (from an ancestor's occupation) Among Polish or German Jews the name means “husband of Gittel.” Among Russian Jews it stands for Hittelman and means a “cap maker.”

Gittelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7401:489,80941,354
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gittelman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a wife) or (from an ancestor's occupation) Among Polish or German Jews the name means “husband of Gittel.” Among Russian Jews it stands for Hittelman and means a “cap maker.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Gittelman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gittelman is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gittelman? popularity and diffusion

Gittelman is the 447,229th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,563,709 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gittelman reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 489,809. In The United States Gittelman is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 42 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Gittelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gittelman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gittelman last name grew 24,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gittelman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gittelman last name are 44.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.67% registered to vote for the party.

Gittelman earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38% more than the national average, earning $59,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gittelmann952/
Guittelman951/
Gitelman941,483/
Gittlman941/
Ittelman941/
Gittleman89806/
Gettelman89225/
Guitelman89151/
Hittelman89119/
Ghitelman8982/
Gittelmon897/
Zittelman894/
Sittelman891/
Gitelmane891/
Itelman8869/
Seittelman847/
Guitelmann847/
Gettellman841/
Gittlemann841/
Zittelmann841/
Gettelmann840/
Eitelman82248/
Ettelman82108/
Zitelman82100/
Getelman8251/
Ittleman8240/
Hitelman8236/
Giselman8232/
Gutelman8215/
Sitelman8214/
Gicelman827/
Gitleman824/
Itelmann822/
Gytelman820/
Itlman805/
Gieselman78738/
Gettleman78298/
Eitelmann78187/
Gisselman78115/
Zittleman78102/
Seitelman7897/
Hittleman7894/
Gijselman7844/
Guiselman788/
Gißelmann788/
Cettelman788/
Soitelman788/
Zettelman786/
Heitelman785/
Hettelman783/
Gettelmon781/
Giselmann781/
Gittlemon781/
Ghitleman781/
Getelmann781/
Giecelman781/
Chitelman781/
Zaitelman781/
Gueitlman781/
Istelmann781/
Gietleman780/
Sittleman780/
Ghelman75260/
Ghilman75229/
Etelman7558/
Gailman754/
Gileman753/
Ytelman753/
Sitlman752/
Getlman752/
Geylman751/
Geelman751/
Gutlman750/
Gieselmann741,461/
Gießelmann74902/
Gisselmann74325/
Zettelmann74196/
Giesselman7452/
Gaiselmann7441/
Seitelmann749/
Guichelman745/
Eithelmann743/
Zietelmann743/
Heitelmann741/
Zeitelmann741/
Gettlemann740/
Gueiselman740/
Ettleman71268/
Geilmann71198/
Gilleman71159/
Gyselman7184/
Hytelman7173/
Ziselman7155/
Eitleman7133/
Zetelman7126/
Geselman7123/
Zeitlman7117/
Gailmain7117/
Cetelman7114/
Estelman715/
Ghilmane714/
Ghelmann714/
Gailmann714/
Itelmong711/
Ghilmaan711/
Zitleman711/
Sitllman711/
Geyleman711/
Goislman711/
Gutilman711/
Ghelmane711/
Ethelman710/
Gecelman710/
Ghillman710/
Giesselmann70349/
Gieszelmann7047/
Estelmann67365/
Hettleman67187/
Gesselman67141/
Gleman6763/
Zeitlmann6759/
Zieselman6733/
Guyselman6733/
Zisselman6731/
Settleman6720/
Etlman671/
Giesselmmann671/
Seitleman671/
Zetelmann671/
Gehelmann671/
Gäßelmann671/
Chytelman671/
Cetelmann671/
Geselmann671/
Getlemane671/
Gieselmam670/
Cetellman670/

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