Explore the Family Name Nylen

The meaning of Nylen

Swedish (also Nylén): ornamental or habitational name formed with ny ‘new’ (also representing an element of a placename such as Nyland) + the adjectival suffix -én, -en, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’, with intrusive -l- for euphony. Compare Nylin. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Per, Arlis, Erik, Sven.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nylen has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 39,240th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 42,937th, representing a decrease of 9.42%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname decreased from 528 to 504 during this period, a change of -4.55%. The proportion of individuals with the Nylen surname per 100,000 also decreased by 15% from 0.2 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,240	#42,937	-9.42%
Count	528	504	-4.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nylen

Looking at the ethnicity profile associated with the surname Nylen, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, it's clear that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. This group made up 96.97% of Nylens in 2000, decreasing slightly to 95.63% in 2010. There was no recorded data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there were some changes noticed: the Hispanic representation increased to 1.98% in 2010 while those identifying with two or more races registered at 0.99% in 2010, both from zero in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.97%	95.63%	-1.38%
Hispanic	0%	1.98%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%