Explore the Family Name Nese

The meaning of Nese

1. Norwegian: variant of Ness. 2. Italian: from a short form of a personal name such as Agnese (see Agnes). 3. Italian: possibly from a short form of a habitational name ending with the suffix -ese, such as Bolognese. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Lucio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Nese" has seen a slight decline in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 52,935th among popular surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 54,752nd. However, the actual number of people with this surname increased marginally from 367 in 2000 to 376 in 2010, representing a change of about 2.45 percent. Despite this increase in count, its proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 7.14 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,935	#54,752	-3.43%
Count	367	376	2.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nese

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Nese", the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that majority identify as White—95.37 percent in 2000 and 94.95 percent in 2010, showing a tiny decrease of 0.44 percent. The Hispanic composition saw a significant increase from 1.63 percent in 2000 to 2.93 percent in 2010, an increase of 79.75 percent. The Asian/Pacific Islander identity also observed an increase from 1.36 percent to 1.60 percent. However, those identifying with two or more races in 2000 no longer did so in 2010. The categories for Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.37%	94.95%	-0.44%
Hispanic	1.63%	2.93%	79.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.36%	1.6%	17.65%
Two or More Races	1.36%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%