Explore the Family Name Nieva

The meaning of Nieva

Spanish: habitational name from any of the places so named in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, probably related with the word nieve ‘snow’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nieva has grown in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Nieva was ranked the 50,261st most common name, but by 2010, it had risen to the 36,900th spot, marking a significant increase of 26.58%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also increased during this period from 391 to 605, representing a 54.73% surge. Furthermore, for every 100,000 people, the proportion of those named Nieva rose by 50%, moving from 0.14 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,261	#36,900	26.58%
Count	391	605	54.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.21	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nieva

The ethnicity distribution of the Nieva surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as Hispanic. From 2000 to 2010, there was a 10.56% increase in the Hispanic population with this surname, growing from 50.38% to 55.70%. During the same period, the percentage of Nieves who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 5.70%, going from 37.34% to 35.21%. There were also decreases among those who identified as White (-20.21%) and those identifying with two or more races (-24.76%). There were no recorded individuals with the Nieva surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. Data for these ethnic identities were possibly suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	50.38%	55.7%	10.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	37.34%	35.21%	-5.7%
White	7.67%	6.12%	-20.21%
Two or More Races	3.07%	2.31%	-24.76%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%