How common is the surname Nation?

7,125 people in the United States had the surname Nation in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,333 Americans. It ranked 4,940th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nation?

Carry Nation, American temperance advocate (1846–1911).

Where is the surname Nation most common?

Wikidata records people named Nation in the United States.

Is the surname Nation getting more or less common?

More common. 6,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,125 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Nation

A surname, carried by 7,125 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nation is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,125 people named Nation in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,333 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,880.

#4,940

rank among US surnames

7,125

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,710)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,936	Ridge	7,133	43,284
#4,938	Moll	7,131	43,296
#4,939	Roddy	7,127	43,321
#4,940	Nation	7,125	43,333

Who is named Nation

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

79% of people named Nation identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nations

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carry Nation
American temperance advocate (1846–1911)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nation

Nathan

Nation has the Soundex code N350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N350.

Questions

How common is the surname Nation?: 7,125 people in the United States had the surname Nation in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,333 Americans. It ranked 4,940th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nation?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Nation identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nation?: Carry Nation, American temperance advocate (1846–1911).
Where is the surname Nation most common?: Wikidata records people named Nation in the United States.
Is the surname Nation getting more or less common?: More common. 6,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,125 in 2010, up 3.6%.