Explore the Family Name Nanez

The meaning of Nanez

Spanish (Náñez): patronymic from an unidentified personal name, perhaps a cognate of Ibáñez (see Ibanez). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Luis, Sergio, Angel, Armando, Benito, Esperanza, Jaime, Juan, Juanita, Lupe.

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How common is the last name Nanez in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nanez has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 15,154th in 2000, it dropped to 15,827th place in 2010, a decline of 4.44%. Despite this drop in rank, the count of individuals with the Nanez surname has increased by 3.03%, growing from 1,785 in 2000 to 1,839 in 2010. However, its overall proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 6.06% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,154	#15,827	-4.44%
Count	1,785	1,839	3.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.66	0.62	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nanez

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of people with the Nanez surname identify as Hispanic, with a small decrease from 90.92% in 2000 to 90.65% in 2010. The percentage of individuals of White ethnicity slightly increased from 6.05% to 6.25%. There's also been an increase in those of Asian/Pacific Islander descent, going up from 1.68% to 1.96%. The most significant change was observed among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which saw a substantial increase of 94.87%. However, the percentages of people identifying with two or more races or Black ethnicities have been suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.92%	90.65%	-0.3%
White	6.05%	6.25%	3.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.68%	1.96%	16.67%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.39%	0.76%	94.87%
Two or More Races	0.56%	0%	0%
Black	0.39%	0%	0%