How Common Is the Last Name Whitaker?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Whitaker today

62,687

Ranked #596 of 162,254 published surnames · 19.19 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 56,616 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

70.71%

Black

24.33%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.46%

Hispanic

2.03%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.