How common is the surname Nathanson?

1,936 people in the United States had the surname Nathanson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,476 Americans. It ranked 15,217th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nathanson?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Nathanson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Nathanson?

Jeff Nathanson, American screenwriter, followed by Bernard Nathanson.

Where is the surname Nathanson most common?

Wikidata records people named Nathanson in the United States.

Is the surname Nathanson getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,950 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,936 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Nathanson

A surname, carried by 1,936 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nathanson is more common than 90.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,936 people named Nathanson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 159,476 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,950.

#15,217

rank among US surnames

1,936

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #14,147)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,210	Schnur	1,937	159,394
#15,217	Nathanson	1,936	159,476
#15,221	Gula	1,935	159,558
#15,223	Rosenberry	1,934	159,641

Who is named Nathanson

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

96% of people named Nathanson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nathansons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeff Nathanson
American screenwriter, born 1965
Bernard Nathanson
American physician, abortion rights activist and writer (1926–2011)
Matt Nathanson
American musician, born 1973
Marc Nathanson
American entrepreneur, born 1945

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Surnames that sound like Nathanson

Nations

Nathanson has the Soundex code N352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N352.

Questions

How common is the surname Nathanson?: 1,936 people in the United States had the surname Nathanson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,476 Americans. It ranked 15,217th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nathanson?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Nathanson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Nathanson?: Jeff Nathanson, American screenwriter, followed by Bernard Nathanson.
Where is the surname Nathanson most common?: Wikidata records people named Nathanson in the United States.
Is the surname Nathanson getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,950 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,936 in 2010, down 0.7%.