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The Witt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 31,575 people carried this name — #1,110 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 9,350 people counted. That is up 1% from 31,360 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

1,609 people named Witt have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,915 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

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Where they live today

Greater Poland 433
Pomeranian 322
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 206
Masovian 187
Silesian 150
Opole 60
West Pomeranian 58
Lubusz 49

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 223 people named Witt.

40 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 40
Haut-Rhin 70
Bas-Rhin 48
Moselle 10
Côte-d’Or 9
Paris 8
Nord 5
Hauts-de-Seine 5
Territoire de Belfort 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

215 people named Witt live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 64
Bern 31
Aargau 21
St. Gallen 21
Thurgau 17
Lucerne 11
Graubünden 10
Schwyz 8

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 184 people named Witt 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 91
Chaco 24
Entre Ríos 24
La Pampa 18
City of Buenos Aires 17
Santa Cruz 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

342 people named Witt are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 312
Finland (2026) 30

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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Witt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jan de Witte
    Jan de Witte 1781–1840 · military personnel
  • Jan de Witte
    Jan de Witte 1781–1840 · military personnel
  • Johann Witt d. 1915 · soldier
  • Eileen Mary Isabelle Witt d. 1996
  • Johannes de Witt 1566–1622 · antiquarian seller
  • Richard Witt 1567–1624 · mathematician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Witt.

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