How common is the surname Nasr?

1,283 people in the United States had the surname Nasr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,643 Americans. It ranked 20,636th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nasr?

Felipe Nasr, Brazilian racing driver (born 1992).

Where is the surname Nasr most common?

Wikidata records people named Nasr in Brazil.

Is Nasr also a first name?

Yes. Nasr is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Nasr

An Arabic surname, carried by 1,283 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N260 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nasr is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic نَصْر (naṣr, “victory”).

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,283 people named Nasr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 240,643 Americans.

#20,636

rank among US surnames

1,283

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,627	Siple	1,284	240,456
#20,636	Lowenthal	1,283	240,643

Who is named Nasr

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

86% of people named Nasr identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.7% as two or more races and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Two or more races 5.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nasrs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Felipe Nasr
Brazilian racing driver (born 1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nasr

Nasr has the Soundex code N260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N260.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nasr come from?: Borrowed from Arabic نَصْر (naṣr, “victory”).
How common is the surname Nasr?: 1,283 people in the United States had the surname Nasr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,643 Americans. It ranked 20,636th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nasr?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Nasr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Nasr?: Felipe Nasr, Brazilian racing driver (born 1992).
Where is the surname Nasr most common?: Wikidata records people named Nasr in Brazil.
Is Nasr also a first name?: Yes. Nasr is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.