How common is the surname Nerio?

1,072 people in the United States had the surname Nerio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,009 Americans. It ranked 23,647th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Nerio getting more or less common?

More common. 808 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,072 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Nerio

A Greek surname, carried by 1,072 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nerio is more common than 85.4% of them.

Origin

Greek origin

Latin-American Spanish surname, probably related to the name Nereo, derived from Ancient Greek Νηρεύς (Nēreús). Or, perhaps related to Italian Neri.

One of 45 Greek surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,072 people named Nerio in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 288,009 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 808.

#23,647

rank among US surnames

1,072

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+32.7%

change since 2000 (was #27,945)

Who is named Nerio

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

93% of people named Nerio identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nerio

Nerio has the Soundex code N600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N600.

Other Greek surnames

All 45 Greek surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nerio come from?: Latin-American Spanish surname, probably related to the name Nereo, derived from Ancient Greek Νηρεύς (Nēreús). Or, perhaps related to Italian Neri.
How common is the surname Nerio?: 1,072 people in the United States had the surname Nerio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,009 Americans. It ranked 23,647th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nerio?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Nerio identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Nerio getting more or less common?: More common. 808 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,072 in 2010, up 33%.