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The surname Nabors

A surname, carried by 5,718 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N162

Nabors: #6,017 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Nabors #6,017, 5,718 people Nabors: #6,017 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Nabors #6,017, 5,718 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nabors is more common than 96.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,718 people named Nabors in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,995 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,650.

#6,017
rank among US surnames
5,718
people in 2010
1.9
per 100,000 Americans
+1.2%
change since 2000 (was #5,635)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#6,011Walston5,72153,967
#6,012Voorhees5,72053,976
#6,015Scheer5,71953,986
#6,017Nabors5,71853,995
#6,019Bayne5,71654,014

Who is named Nabors

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

71% of people named Nabors identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 71%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 24%
  • Two or more races 2.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Naborss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Jim Nabors
    American actor and singer (1930-2017)

Questions

How common is the surname Nabors?
5,718 people in the United States had the surname Nabors in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,995 Americans. It ranked 6,017th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nabors?
In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Nabors identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nabors?
Jim Nabors, American actor and singer (1930-2017).
Where is the surname Nabors most common?
Wikidata records people named Nabors in the United States.
Is the surname Nabors getting more or less common?
More common. 5,650 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,718 in 2010, up 1.2%.