The Kittel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,203 people carried this name — #13,737 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 133,300 people counted. That is up 78% from 1,239 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 149 people named Kittel.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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
121 people named Kittel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 183 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 Łódź.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
61 people named Kittel live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 the Nordic population registers
89 people named Kittel is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Kittel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Christian Kittel 1732–1809 · composer -
Fred Kittel d. 2009
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Vojta Kittl d. 1941 · director
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Johann Kittel 1519–1590 · theologian
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Caspar Kittel 1603–1639 · composer
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Johann Kittel 1656–1740 · medalist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kittel.
- Kissel 4,756 · U.S. census
- Kissi 251 · U.S. census
- Kister 668 · U.S. census
- Kistler 6,742 · U.S. census
- Kistner 2,701 · U.S. census
- Kita 813 · U.S. census
- Kittler 365 · U.S. census
- Kitzinger 106 · U.S. census
- Klam 126 · U.S. census
- Klamm 677 · U.S. census
- Klatt 4,580 · U.S. census
- Klaus 5,328 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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