How common is the surname Nath?

2,570 people in the United States had the surname Nath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,134 Americans. It ranked 12,127th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Nath?

Nath is /ˈneɪθ/, one syllable.

Is the surname Nath getting more or less common?

More common. 1,866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,570 in 2010, up 38%.

Is Nath also a first name?

Yes. Nath 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 Nath

A surname, carried by 2,570 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈneɪθ/ 1 syllable Soundex N300

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

Origin

A surname of Indian origin.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,570 people named Nath in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,134 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,866.

#12,127

rank among US surnames

2,570

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+37.7%

change since 2000 (was #14,622)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#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
#12,136	Morelos	2,567	120,275

Who is named Nath

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

55% of people named Nath identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 34% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 55%
White (not Hispanic) 34%
Two or more races 5.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nath

Nath has the Soundex code N300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N300.

Questions

How common is the surname Nath?: 2,570 people in the United States had the surname Nath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,134 Americans. It ranked 12,127th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nath?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Nath identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 34% as white (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Nath?: Nath is /ˈneɪθ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Nath getting more or less common?: More common. 1,866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,570 in 2010, up 38%.
Is Nath also a first name?: Yes. Nath 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.