Explore the Family Name Nuzum

The meaning of Nuzum

Irish: variant of Newsome. This form of the surname is no longer found in Ireland.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Nuzum has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Nuzum ranked 18,246 in terms of commonality among surnames in the United States but dropped to a rank of 18,648 in 2010, indicating a decline of 2.2 percent. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly by 5.06 percent, growing from 1,404 in 2000 to 1,475 in 2010. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname Nuzum decreased by 3.85 percent, shifting from 0.52 in 2000 to 0.5 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,246	#18,648	-2.2%
Count	1,404	1,475	5.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.5	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nuzum

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Nuzum surname identified as White, accounting for 95.30 percent in 2000 and 94.51 percent in 2010 - a slight decrease of 0.83 percent. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races also declined during this period, by 4.69 percent and 11.98 percent respectively. Conversely, there was an increase in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.28 percent in 2000 to 1.56 percent in 2010, a 21.87 percent increase. Furthermore, the ethnic identity of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native emerged in 2010, with 1.08 percent and 0.54 percent respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.3%	94.51%	-0.83%
Two or More Races	1.92%	1.69%	-11.98%
Hispanic	1.28%	1.56%	21.87%
Black	0%	1.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.64%	0.61%	-4.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.54%	0%