Explore the Family Name Nuhn

The meaning of Nuhn

German: perhaps from Nunno, an Old High German personal name and ultimately a nursery word, or from Middle High German niun, nūn ‘nine’, hence a nickname for a member of a group of nine men. Some characteristic forenames: German Manfred, Heinrich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Nuhn has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the Nuhn surname was ranked 57,406 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 64,200 position, indicating a drop of approximately 11.83%. The count of individuals bearing the Nuhn surname also decreased from 332 in 2000 to 310 in 2010, down by 6.63%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 8.33% over this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,406	#64,200	-11.83%
Count	332	310	-6.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nuhn

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Nuhn surname identify as White, constituting 94.88% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.19% in 2010. Those identifying as Black accounted for 2.71% in 2000, but this figure fell by 40.59% to 1.61% in 2010. Interestingly, there were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity within this surname group during these years. However, the Hispanic community saw a small increase, starting at zero in 2000 and rising to 2.26% in 2010. Similarly, those identifying with two or more races appeared in the 2010 census at 1.61%, having not been recorded in the previous census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.88%	94.19%	-0.73%
Hispanic	0%	2.26%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.61%	0%
Black	2.71%	1.61%	-40.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%