Explore the Family Name Nehrbass

The meaning of Nehrbass

German: perhaps a nickname for a gourmand or a greedy person, literally ‘(I) feed (my)self better’, from Middle High German ner(e)n ‘to feed, support’ + baz ‘better, more, firmer’; or a nickname for someone living very close to a village or neighbor, from nāher ‘closer’ + baz ‘even closer’ (compare Nachbar).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Nehrbass has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 91,404th most popular surname with a count of 187, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 97,671st spot, even though the total count of individuals with this surname remained relatively stable, decreasing only slightly to 186. This shift corresponds to a decrease in proportion per 100k people from 0.07 to 0.06, marking a change of -14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#91,404	#97,671	-6.86%
Count	187	186	-0.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nehrbass

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Nehrbass name, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a predominant White ethnicity, although there's a slight decrease from 97.86% in 2000 to 95.16% in 2010. Interestingly, while no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010, 2.69% of those with the Nehrbass surname identified this way. There were no recorded changes for Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native categories during these years, either due to no representation or the data being suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.86%	95.16%	-2.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.69%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%