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    The surname Nachman

    A Hebrew surname, carried by 789 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex N255

    Nachman: #29,793 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Nachman #29,793, 789 people Nachman: #29,793 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Nachman #29,793, 789 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nachman is more common than 81.6% of them.

    Origin

    Hebrew origin

    * As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew נחמן, a name meaning "consoler," from נחם (“to comfort”). Compare Nachtman. * As a German surname, Americanized from Nachmann, Nachtmann, meaning "night watchman," see Nachtman.

    One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 789 people named Nachman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 391,312 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 724.

    #29,793
    rank among US surnames
    789
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9%
    change since 2000 (was #30,443)

    Who is named Nachman

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

    96% of people named Nachman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Hebrew surnames

    All 51 Hebrew surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Nachman come from?
    * As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew נחמן, a name meaning "consoler," from נחם (“to comfort”). Compare Nachtman. * As a German surname, Americanized from Nachmann, Nachtmann, meaning "night watchman," see Nachtman.
    How common is the surname Nachman?
    789 people in the United States had the surname Nachman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 391,312 Americans. It ranked 29,793rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nachman?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Nachman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Nachman getting more or less common?
    More common. 724 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 789 in 2010, up 9.0%.