Explore the Family Name Nida

The meaning of Nida

1. German: variant of Nidda, a habitational name from Nidda, a town (also a river) in Hesse. In some cases the surname was run together with the preposition von ‘from, of’, giving rise to the form Vonada in the US and Vonnieda in Germany. The surnames Nida and Nidda are rare in Germany. Compare Niday. 2. Polish: unexplained.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Nida" slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Nida ranked 19,144th in terms of most common surnames but fell to 19,755th by 2010, indicating a decrease of 3.19%. However, the overall count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,313 in 2000 to 1,363 in 2010, representing a slight growth of 3.81%. The proportion of people named Nida per 100,000 decreased by 6.12%, from 0.49 in 2000 to 0.46 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,144	#19,755	-3.19%
Count	1,313	1,363	3.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.46	-6.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nida

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides data on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Nida. From 2000 to 2010, there was a significant increase in the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders and Blacks with this surname, growing by 75.97% and 319.78% respectively. While the majority of individuals identified as White, this group saw a small decline of 4.06% over the decade. Similarly, those identifying as two or more races decreased by 24.14%. Meanwhile, Hispanics and American Indian and Alaskan Natives experienced modest growth, increasing by 9.50% and 11.32% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.6%	89.8%	-4.06%
Black	0.91%	3.82%	319.78%
Hispanic	2.21%	2.42%	9.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.29%	2.27%	75.97%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.1%	-24.14%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.53%	0.59%	11.32%