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    The surname Nero

    A surname, carried by 4,259 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex N600

    Nero: #7,787 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Nero #7,787, 4,259 people Nero: #7,787 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Nero #7,787, 4,259 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nero is more common than 95.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,259 people named Nero in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,492 Americans. That is up 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,885.

    #7,787
    rank among US surnames
    4,259
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.6%
    change since 2000 (was #7,905)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,783Bumgardner4,26472,407
    #7,784Henninger4,26272,441
    #7,785Akhtar4,26072,475
    #7,787Nero4,25972,492

    Who is named Nero

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

    49% of people named Nero identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 49%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 42%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
    • Two or more races 3.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Neros

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alexandre Nero
      Brazilian singer and actor, born 1970

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Nero

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Nero?
    4,259 people in the United States had the surname Nero in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,492 Americans. It ranked 7,787th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nero?
    In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Nero identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Nero?
    Alexandre Nero, Brazilian singer and actor.
    Where is the surname Nero most common?
    Wikidata records people named Nero in Brazil.
    Is the surname Nero getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,885 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,259 in 2010, up 9.6%.