How common is the surname Ned?

1,187 people in the United States had the surname Ned in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,106 Americans. It ranked 21,878th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ned?

In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Ned identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 9.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Is the surname Ned getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,243 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,187 in 2010, down 4.5%.

Is Ned also a first name?

Yes. Ned 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 Ned

A surname, carried by 1,187 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex N300 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). Ned is more common than 86.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,187 people named Ned in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,106 Americans. That is down 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,243.

#21,878

rank among US surnames

1,187

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-4.5%

change since 2000 (was #19,976)

Who is named Ned

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

70% of people named Ned identified as Black (not Hispanic), 9.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 8.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 9.4%
White (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.4%
Two or more races 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ned

Ned 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 Ned?: 1,187 people in the United States had the surname Ned in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,106 Americans. It ranked 21,878th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ned?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Ned identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 9.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Is the surname Ned getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,243 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,187 in 2010, down 4.5%.
Is Ned also a first name?: Yes. Ned 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.