Explore the Family Name Nesheim

The meaning of Nesheim

Norwegian: habitational name from any of about ten farmsteads so named, mainly in Rogaland and Hordaland, from Old Norse Nesheimr, a compound of nes ‘headland, promontory’ + heim ‘homestead, home’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Britt, Erik, Lars, Nils.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Nesheim has seen a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname decreased slightly from 32,059 to 32,079, indicating a drop of 0.06%. However, the count, or the number of people with the Nesheim surname, increased by 5.89%, from 679 in 2000 to 719 in 2010. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people saw a decline of 4.0%, moving from 0.25 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,059	#32,079	-0.06%
Count	679	719	5.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.24	-4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nesheim

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Nesheim surname identify as White, with percentages remaining fairly stable at 94.70% in 2000 and 94.44% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 1.03% to 1.25%, a 21.36% increase. Similarly, there was an 8.25% increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.06% to 2.23%. Those identifying with two or more races saw a slight decrease, dropping from 1.47% to 1.39%. There were no recorded individuals with the Nesheim surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.7%	94.44%	-0.27%
Hispanic	2.06%	2.23%	8.25%
Two or More Races	1.47%	1.39%	-5.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.03%	1.25%	21.36%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%