Explore the Family Name Nippert

The meaning of Nippert

German: 1. from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements nīt ‘hatred, hostility’ + berht ‘bright, illustrious’. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace). 2. habitational name derived from Nippern in Silesia. Some characteristic forenames: French Clovis.

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

The surname Nippert saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname was ranked the 46,614th most popular in the United States and by 2010 it had dropped to the 49,365th spot — reflecting a change of -5.9%. The count of this surname also saw a marginal decline from 430 in 2000 to 426 in 2010, a change of -0.93%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with the Nippert surname per 100,000 people decreased by 12.5% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,614	#49,365	-5.9%
Count	430	426	-0.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nippert

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Nippert based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the overwhelming majority identify as White — 96.28% in 2000 and slightly more, 96.71%, in 2010. The proportion identifying as Hispanic showed a noticeable increase of 13.44% from 1.86% in 2000 to 2.11% in 2010. However, those identifying with two or more races, which accounted for 1.16% in 2000, was not recorded in 2010. There were no records of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.28%	96.71%	0.45%
Hispanic	1.86%	2.11%	13.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.16%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%