How Many People Have the Last Name Nation?
people had the surname Nation in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 41,322 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+245 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Nation (79.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 13.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Nation ranks #3,747. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 82% to 79.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Nation grew from 6,880 people in 2000 to 7,125 in 2010 (up 3.6%), and its rank fell from #4,710 to #4,940. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.55 to 2.42 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,880 | 7,125 |
| Rank | #4,710 | #4,940 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.55 | 2.42 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Nation
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Nation: N350
👤 Nation as a First Name
Nation is a first name too: about 495 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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