Kittler
surname · Latin script
Meaning, in English: comparative form of kittle: more kittle
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈkɪtəɫɝ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Kittler is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- FRFrance
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
German occupational surname from kittel ‘smock/coat’; wearer or maker of such clothing. Bearer count in text: 21, 12, 27.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
How Kittler is read(measured from records)
Kittler is one spelling over 4 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.
- English44%
comparative form of kittle: more kittle
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
- German28%
German occupational surname from kittel ‘smock/coat’; wearer or maker of such clothing. Bearer count in text: 21, 12, 27.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
1. from an agent derivative of Middle High German kit(t)el ‘smock’, ‘shirt-like garment’, hence an occupational name for a maker of such garments. 2. variant of Kiittler (see Kuttler).
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
Berufsname oder Übername zu mhd. kit(t)el/kidel/kedele/keddel 'Kittel, leichtes Oberhemd'; Hersteller oder Träger solcher Kleidung. 903 Träger.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
- Spanish9.9%
No dictionary in our sources glosses Kittler in Spanish.
- French8.9%
No dictionary in our sources glosses Kittler in French.
The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Gustav Kittlerb. 1849DEGerman politician (1849-1929)
- Erasmus Kittlerb. 1852DEGerman physicist (1852-1929)
- Philipp Kittlerb. 1861DEGerman sculptor (1861–1944)
- Hermann Kittlerb. 1923DEDr. rer. nat. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 1952
- Richard Kittlerb. 1924ATAustrian composer and educator (1924-2009)
- Richard Kittlerb. 1930SKarchitect from Slovakia
- Friedrich Kittlerb. 1943DEliterary scholar and media theorist (1943–2011)
- Regina Kittlerb. 1955DEGerman politician
- Eberhard Kittlerb. 1955DEGerman journalist
- J. Kittlerb. 1974CAbadminton player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 18 sources across 8 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 533 | #43,628 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 478 | #42,677 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 365 | #56,073 |
| CZ Czechia | KdeJsme.cz — četnost jmen a příjmení (MVČR population register front-end) | — | 131 | #6,838 |
| CZ Czechia | MVČR — living population register 2017 | — | 130 | #13,122 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 111 | — |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 74 | #79,169 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 51 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 47 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 39 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 36 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 35 | — |
Reference works 5
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Kittler come from?
- German occupational surname from kittel ‘smock/coat’; wearer or maker of such clothing. Bearer count in text: 21, 12, 27. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen.
- How do you pronounce Kittler?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈkɪtəɫɝ/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Kittler mean?
- In English, comparative form of kittle: more kittle
- In which country does Kittler have the most bearers?
- Kittler is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Kittler”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.