How Many People Have the Last Name Nilson?
people had the surname Nilson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 29,499 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
+6,548 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Nilson (66%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 27.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Nilson ranks #2,676. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 81.6% to 66%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 14.2% to 27.5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Nilson grew from 3,462 people in 2000 to 10,010 in 2010 (up 189.1%), and its rank rose from #8,737 to #3,562.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 3,462 | 10,010 |
| Rank | #8,737 | #3,562 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.28 | 3.39 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Nilson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Nilson: N425
👤 Nilson as a First Name
Nilson is a first name too: about 350 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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