How Many People Have the Last Name Neilson?
people had the surname Neilson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 45,045 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 2 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+256 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Neilson (92.3%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Neilson ranks #4,056. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 94.4% to 92.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Neilson grew from 6,297 people in 2000 to 6,553 in 2010 (up 4.1%), and its rank fell from #5,114 to #5,319. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.33 to 2.22 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,297 | 6,553 |
| Rank | #5,114 | #5,319 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.33 | 2.22 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Neilson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Neilson: N425
👤 Neilson as a First Name
Neilson is a first name too: about 199 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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