Explore the Family Name Nuessle

The meaning of Nuessle

South German and Swiss German (Nüssle): 1. topographic name for someone who lived near a place where nut trees grew, from Middle High German nuz ‘nut’ + the diminutive suffix -le, -lein; or a topographic name from the field name Nüssle ‘hazel bush’. 2. from the personal name Nissle, a pet form of Dionys (see Denis) or Nikolaus (see Nicholas).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Nuessle saw subtle changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Nuessle ranked as the 85,643rd most popular surname, but it dropped slightly in rank to 87,335th by 2010, representing a decrease of 1.98%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Nuessle surname increased from 203 to 213 during this same period, marking an increase of 4.93%. However, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#85,643	#87,335	-1.98%
Count	203	213	4.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nuessle

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the vast majority of individuals with the Nuessle surname identify as White. In 2000, 99.01% of individuals with this surname identified as White, and this figure slightly increased to 99.53% by 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, those belonging to two or more ethnicities, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.01%	99.53%	0.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%