The Bittel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 508 people carried this name — #42,640 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is down 22% from 652 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
461 people named Bittel live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 109 people named Bittel live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Chaco.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 84 people named Bittel.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Aisne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
82 people named Bittel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 95 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Bittel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Heinz Bittel 1910–1980 · university teacher -
Kurt Bittel 1907–1991 · university teacher
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Kurt Bittel 1907–1991 · university teacher
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Adriana Bittel 1946– · journalist
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Philippe Bittel 1954– · politician
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Andrzej Bittel 1973– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bittel.
- Bissey 369 · U.S. census
- Bissinger 224 · U.S. census
- Bisson 3,685 · U.S. census
- Bister 117 · U.S. census
- Biston 160 · U.S. census
- Biton 210 · U.S. census
- Bitter 2,618 · U.S. census
- Bittermann 125 · U.S. census
- Bittmann 181 · U.S. census
- Bittner 9,163 · U.S. census
- Bitton 1,131 · U.S. census
- Bitz 1,295 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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