How Many People Have the Last Name Nurse?

2,786

people had the surname Nurse in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 106,383 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#11,327

Tied with 6 others

Per 100,000 People

0.94

In 2010

Largest Group

69%

Black

Change Since 2000

+11.4%

+285 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Nurse (69%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 21.2%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Nurse ranks #341. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 24.1% to 21.2%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 66.5% to 69%.

White 21.2%
Black 69%
Asian and Pacific Islander Withheld
American Indian and Alaska Native Withheld
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 7%

Withheld: too few people to publish.

See the most common African American last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Nurse grew from 2,501 people in 2000 to 2,786 in 2010 (up 11.4%), and its rank rose from #11,530 to #11,327.

20002010
People2,5012,786
Rank#11,530#11,327
Per 100,000 people0.930.94

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Nurse

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#11,327Kirtley2,786
#11,327Markovich2,786
#11,327Mattice2,786
#11,327Truesdell2,786
#11,327Nurse2,786
#11,334Crowson2,785
#11,335Crampton2,784

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Same Soundex code as Nurse: N620

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