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 occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Witkop? popularity and diffusion

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

Witkop is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 628,178. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 26 percent live, New York, where 24 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Witkop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Witkop has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,394 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Witkop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Witkop are 11.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.08% registered with the political 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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