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Explore the Family Name Nehls

The meaning of Nehls

North German: patronymic from Nehl.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Nehls has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the course of a decade. In 2000, it ranked 17,030 with a count of 1,538 and proportion of 0.57 per 100,000. A decade later, in 2010, its rank dropped to 18,144 with a count of 1,534, representing a -6.54% change in rank and a minor -0.26% change in the overall count. The proportion per 100,000 also decreased by -8.77% over this period.

20002010Change
Rank#17,030#18,144-6.54%
Count1,5381,534-0.26%
Proportion per 100k0.570.52-8.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nehls

In terms of ethnic identity, the Nehls surname was predominantly associated with white ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data from both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of -0.82% in this category over the decade. The Hispanic representation saw an increase of 10.48%, while the category of two or more races also increased by 54.24%. Interestingly, there was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, but it appeared in 2010, while the Black ethnicity was represented in 2000 but not in 2010. There was no representation of the American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either of the years studied.

20002010Change
White96.81%96.02%-0.82%
Hispanic1.24%1.37%10.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0.91%0%
Two or More Races0.59%0.91%54.24%
Black0.91%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%