How common is the surname Netter?

1,254 people in the United States had the surname Netter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,209 Americans. It ranked 20,985th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Netter?

Mildrette Netter, American athletics competitor (born 1948), followed by Frank H. Netter.

Where is the surname Netter most common?

Wikidata records people named Netter in the United States.

Is the surname Netter getting more or less common?

More common. 1,109 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,254 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Netter

A surname, carried by 1,254 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Netter is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,254 people named Netter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,209 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,109.

#20,985

rank among US surnames

1,254

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+13.1%

change since 2000 (was #21,848)

Who is named Netter

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

53% of people named Netter identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Netters

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mildrette Netter
American athletics competitor (born 1948)
Frank H. Netter
American surgeon (1906-1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Netter

Netter has the Soundex code N360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N360.

Questions

How common is the surname Netter?: 1,254 people in the United States had the surname Netter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,209 Americans. It ranked 20,985th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Netter?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Netter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Netter?: Mildrette Netter, American athletics competitor (born 1948), followed by Frank H. Netter.
Where is the surname Netter most common?: Wikidata records people named Netter in the United States.
Is the surname Netter getting more or less common?: More common. 1,109 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,254 in 2010, up 13%.