Explore the Family Name Nethery

The meaning of Nethery

Scottish and northern Irish (Tyrone): probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in the British Isles.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Nethery has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 19,503 in terms of popularity and fell to 20,617 by 2010, indicating a decrease of approximately 5.71%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 1,281 in 2000 to 1,285 in 2010, a modest growth of 0.31%. The proportion of Netherys per 100k people also dropped by around 6.38% over this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,503	#20,617	-5.71%
Count	1,281	1,285	0.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.44	-6.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nethery

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Nethery surname. Overwhelmingly, those with this last name identify as White, making up 96.57% in 2000 and 94.09% in 2010, although this proportion did decline slightly over the decade. The next most common ethnicity is Hispanic, increasing from 2.03% in 2000 to 3.42% in 2010. Additionally, there was a significant percentage increase in those identifying with two or more races – a jump of 258.97%. The proportions of Black Netherys also rose marginally from 0.78% to 0.86%. The data recorded no individuals with the Nethery surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.57%	94.09%	-2.57%
Hispanic	2.03%	3.42%	68.47%
Two or More Races	0.39%	1.4%	258.97%
Black	0.78%	0.86%	10.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%