The Wittig surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,365 people carried this name — #12,981 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 125,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 2,396 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
185 people named Wittig have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 229 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 153 people named Wittig.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Haut-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 Switzerland’s population statistics
106 people named Wittig live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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/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 43 people named Wittig 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 Misiones.
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 print
Wittig in American newspapers,
1909–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,004 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Wittig,
with a public archive behind them.
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August Wittig 1823–1893 · sculptor -
Georg Wittig d. 1916 · navy sailor
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Hieronymus Wittig d. 1553 · writer
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Bartholomäus Wittig 1613–1684 · painter
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Elias Wittig 1650–1716 · organ builder
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Franz Wittig 1665–1726 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wittig.
- Witczak 674 · U.S. census
- Witek 1,414 · U.S. census
- Witkowski 5,662 · U.S. census
- Witt 31,575 · U.S. census
- Witte 9,816 · U.S. census
- Witter 4,268 · U.S. census
- Wittmann 1,552 · U.S. census
- Wittmer 1,863 · U.S. census
- Wittner 632 · U.S. census
- Wittwer 1,390 · U.S. census
- Witwicki 118 · U.S. census
- Witz 876 · U.S. census
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