The Witte surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 9,454 people carried this name — #3,458 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,600 people counted.
Free to read. No account, no sign-up.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
114 people named Witte live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
75 people named Witte have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 127 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 56 people named Witte.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Vosges.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 29 people named Witte live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Witte.
- Wissler 911 · U.S. census
- Witas 140 · U.S. census
- Witczak 688 · U.S. census
- Witek 1,486 · U.S. census
- Witkowski 5,739 · U.S. census
- Witt 31,360 · U.S. census
- Witter 3,961 · U.S. census
- Wittig 2,396 · U.S. census
- Wittmann 1,449 · U.S. census
- Wittmer 1,778 · U.S. census
- Wittner 641 · U.S. census
- Wittwer 1,288 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Witte is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.