How Many People Have the Last Name Nelson?
people had the surname Nelson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 694 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
+12,722 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Nelson (77.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Nelson ranks #27. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 80.3% to 77.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Nelson grew from 412,236 people in 2000 to 424,958 in 2010 (up 3.1%), and its rank fell from #40 to #43. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 152.81 to 144.06 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 412,236 | 424,958 |
| Rank | #40 | #43 |
| Per 100,000 people | 152.81 | 144.06 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Nelson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Nelson: N425
👤 Nelson as a First Name
Nelson is a first name too: about 49,739 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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