How common is the surname Nauman?

3,497 people in the United States had the surname Nauman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,289 Americans. It ranked 9,311th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nauman?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Nauman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Nauman?

Bruce Nauman, American sculptor and performance artist (1941).

Where is the surname Nauman most common?

Wikidata records people named Nauman in the United States.

Is the surname Nauman getting more or less common?

More common. 3,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,497 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Nauman

A surname, carried by 3,497 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nauman is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,497 people named Nauman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,289 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,177.

#9,311

rank among US surnames

3,497

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+10.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,398)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,307	Amoroso	3,498	88,263
#9,311	Six	3,497	88,289
#9,313	Barreras	3,496	88,314
#9,314	Elswick	3,495	88,339
#9,319	Maughan	3,494	88,364
#9,320	Niehaus	3,493	88,390

Who is named Nauman

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

93% of people named Nauman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Naumans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruce Nauman
American sculptor and performance artist (1941)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nauman

Nauman has the Soundex code N550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N550.

Questions

How common is the surname Nauman?: 3,497 people in the United States had the surname Nauman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,289 Americans. It ranked 9,311th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nauman?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Nauman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Nauman?: Bruce Nauman, American sculptor and performance artist (1941).
Where is the surname Nauman most common?: Wikidata records people named Nauman in the United States.
Is the surname Nauman getting more or less common?: More common. 3,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,497 in 2010, up 10%.