How common is the surname Nettleton?

2,090 people in the United States had the surname Nettleton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,725 Americans. It ranked 14,316th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nettleton?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nettleton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Nettleton?

Lois Nettleton, actress (1927-2008).

Where is the surname Nettleton most common?

Wikidata records people named Nettleton in the United States.

Is the surname Nettleton getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,090 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Nettleton

An English place surname, carried by 2,090 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N343

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nettleton is more common than 91.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English netele (“nettle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Nettleton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,090 people named Nettleton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,725 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,098.

#14,316

rank among US surnames

2,090

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,326)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,307	Rakowski	2,092	147,584
#14,312	Dwight	2,091	147,654
#14,316	Imler	2,090	147,725

Who is named Nettleton

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

94% of people named Nettleton identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nettletons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lois Nettleton
Actress (1927-2008)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nettleton come from?: From Old English netele (“nettle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
How common is the surname Nettleton?: 2,090 people in the United States had the surname Nettleton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,725 Americans. It ranked 14,316th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nettleton?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nettleton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Nettleton?: Lois Nettleton, actress (1927-2008).
Where is the surname Nettleton most common?: Wikidata records people named Nettleton in the United States.
What type of surname is Nettleton?: Nettleton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Nettleton getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,090 in 2010, down 0.4%.