Explore the Family Name Nickelberry

The meaning of Nickelberry

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nickelberry has grown moderately in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 65,668th most common surname, while in 2010 it had improved its ranking to the 63,873rd position, a change of 2.73%. The count of individuals carrying the Nickelberry surname increased from 282 in 2000 to 312 in 2010 - a growth of 10.64%. This reflects a slight increase in the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population, up by 10% over the decade from 0.1 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,668	#63,873	2.73%
Count	282	312	10.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nickelberry

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Nickelberry, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some interesting trends between 2000 and 2010. The highest percentage of Nickelberry bearers identify as Black, though this percentage decreased slightly from 90.07% in 2000 to 86.54% in 2010. During the same period, those identifying as of two or more races increased significantly from 4.96% to 7.37%, a change of 48.59%. Those identifying as White composed only a small portion, decreasing from 3.19% in 2000 to 1.92% in 2010. There were also new identifications as Hispanic in 2010 that were not recorded in 2000, making up 2.24% of Nickelberrys. No Nickelberrys identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	90.07%	86.54%	-3.92%
Two or More Races	4.96%	7.37%	48.59%
Hispanic	0%	2.24%	0%
White	3.19%	1.92%	-39.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%