Explore the Family Name Nieland

The meaning of Nieland

1. North German and Dutch: topographic name from Low German nie ‘new’ + land ‘land’, denoting newly reclaimed marshland, or a habitational name from any of the places so named in Schleswig-Holstein and Westphalia. 2. Irish: variant of Nealon, from Ó Nialláin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Nieland has steadily increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Nieland ranked as the 31,592nd most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had risen to the 30,076th position, marking a 4.8% increase in rank. Moreover, the number of people with the Nieland surname grew by 12.72%, from 692 individuals in 2000 to 780 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.26 over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,592	#30,076	4.8%
Count	692	780	12.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.26	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nieland

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Nieland. In 2000, the majority of Nielands identified as White, accounting for 97.83% of individuals with this surname. This proportion slightly decreased to 94.36% by 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation within the Nieland population significantly increased from 0.87% in 2000 to 3.85% in 2010. There was also a small emergence of Black individuals identifying with the Nieland surname in 2010, which wasn't recorded in the previous census. However, no significant changes were noted for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.83%	94.36%	-3.55%
Hispanic	0.87%	3.85%	342.53%
Black	0%	0.9%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.01%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%