How common is the surname Nathaniel?

1,859 people in the United States had the surname Nathaniel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,082 Americans. It ranked 15,692nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Nathaniel getting more or less common?

More common. 1,639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,859 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Nathaniel also a first name?

Yes. Nathaniel 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 Nathaniel

A surname, carried by 1,859 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N354 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). Nathaniel is more common than 90.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,859 people named Nathaniel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 166,082 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,639.

#15,692

rank among US surnames

1,859

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+13.4%

change since 2000 (was #16,208)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,687	Cosenza	1,860	165,992
#15,692	Milby	1,859	166,082
#15,700	Vandenbosch	1,858	166,171

Who is named Nathaniel

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

64% of people named Nathaniel identified as Black (not Hispanic), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 64%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.9%
Two or more races 6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Nathaniel?: 1,859 people in the United States had the surname Nathaniel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,082 Americans. It ranked 15,692nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nathaniel?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Nathaniel identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Nathaniel getting more or less common?: More common. 1,639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,859 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Nathaniel also a first name?: Yes. Nathaniel 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.