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    The surname Nettles

    A surname, carried by 11,302 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex N342

    Nettles: #3,198 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Nettles #3,198, 11,302 people Nettles: #3,198 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Nettles #3,198, 11,302 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nettles is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,302 people named Nettles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,318 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,711.

    #3,198
    rank among US surnames
    11,302
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.5%
    change since 2000 (was #3,104)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,189Lindquist11,33727,233
    #3,190Gooden11,33527,238
    #3,191Whiteside11,33427,241
    #3,192Gardiner11,33127,248
    #3,193Rodas11,32727,257
    #3,194Haggerty11,32027,274
    #3,195Shuler11,31527,286

    Who is named Nettles

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

    57% of people named Nettles identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 57%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Nettless

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Nettles
      British actor and writer, born 1943
    • Jennifer Nettles
      American singer, born 1974
    • Bonnie Nettles
      American religious leader and nurse (1927-1985)
    • Graig Nettles
      American baseball player and coach, born 1944

    Notable Nettless come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Nettles?
    11,302 people in the United States had the surname Nettles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,318 Americans. It ranked 3,198th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nettles?
    In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Nettles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Nettles?
    John Nettles, British actor and writer, followed by Jennifer Nettles.
    Where is the surname Nettles most common?
    Wikidata records people named Nettles in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Nettles getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,302 in 2010, up 5.5%.