Witkop Surname

465,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 723 people bear this surname

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

Witkop Surname User-submission:

Witkop means 'blonde head'. In Europe, the earliest known ancestor was an orphan. During the census, the enumerators demanded the progenitor give a last name. Because he had blond hair, they named him "witkop".

Witkop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5771:628,17850,677
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Witkop Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Witkop means 'blonde head'. In Europe, the earliest known ancestor was an orphan. During the census, the enumerators demanded the progenitor give a last name. Because he had blond hair, they named him "witkop".

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Witkop Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witkop is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Witkop.

How Common Is The Last Name Witkop? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 465,687th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 10,079,593 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Witkop live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 628,178. In The United States Witkop is most common in: Michigan, where 26 percent reside, New York, where 24 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Witkop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Witkop has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Witkop last name rose 3,394 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Witkop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Witkop surname are 11.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.08% being registered to vote for the party.

Witkop earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $47,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittkop92854/
Whitkop9242/
Witkopf9221/
Witkopp9218/
Witkcop921/
Wittkopf861,352/
Wittkopp861,201/
Whitkopf8626/
Whittkop864/
Whitkops861/
Wittkopt861/
Wietkopp861/
Whitkoph861/
Wittkoop860/
Wittkoph860/
Whitkopp860/
Witkov8349/
Bitkop8347/
Witcop836/
Wittkopft8012/
Whittkopf8012/
Whittkopp803/
Wittcop77120/
Witcoop776/
Woitkov775/
Whitcop772/
Widkopp771/
Wittcopp7110/
Whitcopf717/
Wuttkopf716/
Beitkopf711/
Wittkopfová711/
Wittkapf711/
Whitcoup710/
Bitkov67945/
Vitcop6726/

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Witkop Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Witkop
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