Explore the Family Name Nikodem

The meaning of Nikodem

German, Polish, Slovak, and Czech: from a personal name of Greek origin, composed of the elements nikē ‘victory’ + dēmos ‘people’. This is the name borne in the New Testament by a Greek Jew who defended Jesus before the religious leaders (John 7:50) and was present at his burial (John 19:39).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Nikodem has seen a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 69,201st most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to rank 71,678th, marking a decrease of approximately 3.58%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 265 in 2000 to 272 in 2010, an upturn of around 2.64%. The proportional representation of the surname per 100,000 people also declined by 10% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,201	#71,678	-3.58%
Count	265	272	2.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nikodem

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Nikodem also underwent some changes during the same decade, according to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, about 96.60% of those bearing the surname identified as White, but this proportion decreased to about 92.28% by 2010. Meanwhile, there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Notably, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic and those identifying with two or more races emerged in 2010 at 2.21% and 4.04% respectively, where none had been reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	92.28%	-4.47%
Two or More Races	0%	4.04%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.21%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%