The surname Nam
A Korean surname, carried by 6,244 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex N500
Origin
Korean origin
Borrowed from Korean 남(南) (Nam).
One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 6,244 people named Nam in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,447 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,412.
#5,569
rank among US surnames
6,244
people in 2010
2.1
per 100,000 Americans
+41.5%
change since 2000 (was #7,005)
Who is named Nam
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
93% of people named Nam identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
- White (not Hispanic) 3.3%
- Two or more races 1.8%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Famous Nams
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Leonardo NamAustralian-Argentine actor, born 1979
Other Korean surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Nam come from?
- Borrowed from Korean 남(南) (Nam).
- How common is the surname Nam?
- 6,244 people in the United States had the surname Nam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,447 Americans. It ranked 5,569th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Nam?
- In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Nam identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.3% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Nam?
- Leonardo Nam, Australian-Argentine actor.
- Where is the surname Nam most common?
- Wikidata records people named Nam in Australia.
- Is the surname Nam getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,412 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,244 in 2010, up 42%.