Explore the Family Name Neris

The meaning of Neris

Portuguese (Brazil) and Hispanic: probably from a Christian personal name bestowed in honor of Saint Philip Neri (see Neri 1).

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

The surname Neris has seen an increase in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 42,363rd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to rank 34,618. This represents an improvement of 18.28%. In terms of raw numbers, there were 482 individuals with this surname in 2000 and this number grew to 653 by 2010, marking a 35.48% increase. Its proportion per 100,000 people also increased, from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010, a change of 22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,363	#34,618	18.28%
Count	482	653	35.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.22	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Neris

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Neris identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 90.87% of individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic, and this figure rose slightly to 93.26% in 2010, a change of 2.63%. The next most common ethnic identity associated with this name is White, accounting for 7.26% in 2000 and declining to 5.21% in 2010, a decrease of 28.24%. A small percentage (1.45%) identified as belonging to two or more races in 2000, but this figure fell to 0 by 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while those identifying as Black appeared in 2010, accounting for 1.07% of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.87%	93.26%	2.63%
White	7.26%	5.21%	-28.24%
Black	0%	1.07%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.45%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%