The Wittmann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,552 people carried this name — #17,992 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 188,700 people counted. That is up 7% from 1,449 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Wittmann surname
Alternative form of Wittman; A surname from German.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Wittmann» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 733 people named Wittmann.
38 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
286 people named Wittmann live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 145 people named Wittmann 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.
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 Poland’s population register
81 people named Wittmann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 133 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.
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 the Nordic population registers
40 people named Wittmann 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 Wittmann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Anton Wittmann Ritter von Dengláz 1771–1842 · lawyer -
Ernest Wittmann d. 1995
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Johann Wittmann 1757–1847 · singer
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Georg Michael Wittman 1760–1833 · Catholic priest
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Franz Joseph Wittmann 1773–1847 · physician
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Robert Wittmann 1804–1891 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wittmann.
- 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
- Wittig 2,365 · 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
- Witzel 1,625 · U.S. census
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