How common is the surname Naber?

2,571 people in the United States had the surname Naber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,088 Americans. It ranked 12,124th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Naber?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Naber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Naber most common?

Wikidata records people named Naber in the United States.

Is the surname Naber getting more or less common?

More common. 2,192 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,571 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Naber

A surname, carried by 2,571 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Naber is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

* As a Dutch and north/Low German surname, from Naber (“neighbor”). * As a south German surname, from the name of Saint Nabor; see Nabor. * Also as a German surname, from Nabe (“hub”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,571 people named Naber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,088 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,192.

#12,124

rank among US surnames

2,571

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+17.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,868)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,115	Shipe	2,573	119,994
#12,121	Topp	2,572	120,041
#12,124	Naber	2,571	120,088
#12,127	Nath	2,570	120,134
#12,130	Hammers	2,569	120,181
#12,132	Sugg	2,568	120,228

Who is named Naber

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Naber identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nabers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Naber
American swimmer, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Naber

Naber has the Soundex code N160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N160.

Questions

Where does the surname Naber come from?: * As a Dutch and north/Low German surname, from Naber (“neighbor”). * As a south German surname, from the name of Saint Nabor; see Nabor. * Also as a German surname, from Nabe (“hub”).
How common is the surname Naber?: 2,571 people in the United States had the surname Naber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,088 Americans. It ranked 12,124th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Naber?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Naber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Naber?: John Naber, American swimmer.
Where is the surname Naber most common?: Wikidata records people named Naber in the United States.
Is the surname Naber getting more or less common?: More common. 2,192 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,571 in 2010, up 17%.