The surname Nelms
A surname, carried by 7,303 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex N452
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 7,303 people named Nelms in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,277 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,477.
#4,833
rank among US surnames
7,303
people in 2010
2.5
per 100,000 Americans
+12.8%
change since 2000 (was #4,978)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #4,827 | Thornburg | 7,309 | 42,242 |
| #4,828 | Guffey | 7,307 | 42,253 |
| #4,831 | Huntington | 7,306 | 42,259 |
| #4,833 | Nelms | 7,303 | 42,277 |
| #4,834 | Lindgren | 7,300 | 42,294 |
Who is named Nelms
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
75% of people named Nelms identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 75%
- Black (not Hispanic) 20%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
- Two or more races 1.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Questions
- How common is the surname Nelms?
- 7,303 people in the United States had the surname Nelms in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,277 Americans. It ranked 4,833rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Nelms?
- In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Nelms identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Nelms getting more or less common?
- More common. 6,477 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,303 in 2010, up 13%.