How common is the surname Nevins?

5,052 people in the United States had the surname Nevins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,114 Americans. It ranked 6,688th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nevins?

Allan Nevins, American historian and journalist (1890–1971), followed by Jason Nevins.

Where is the surname Nevins most common?

Wikidata records people named Nevins in the United States.

Is the surname Nevins getting more or less common?

More common. 4,927 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,052 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Nevins

A surname, carried by 5,052 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nevins is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,052 people named Nevins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,114 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,927.

#6,688

rank among US surnames

5,052

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,360)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,680	Runnels	5,055	61,077
#6,681	Muth	5,054	61,089
#6,684	Candelario	5,053	61,101
#6,688	Nevins	5,052	61,114
#6,690	Roos	5,051	61,126
#6,691	Fricke	5,048	61,162
#6,692	Mach	5,047	61,174

Who is named Nevins

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

86% of people named Nevins identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nevinss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Allan Nevins
American historian and journalist (1890–1971)
Jason Nevins
American DJ, record producer and remixer, born 1970
Gabe Nevins
American actor, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nevins

Nivens

Nevins has the Soundex code N152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N152.

Questions

How common is the surname Nevins?: 5,052 people in the United States had the surname Nevins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,114 Americans. It ranked 6,688th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nevins?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Nevins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nevins?: Allan Nevins, American historian and journalist (1890–1971), followed by Jason Nevins.
Where is the surname Nevins most common?: Wikidata records people named Nevins in the United States.
Is the surname Nevins getting more or less common?: More common. 4,927 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,052 in 2010, up 2.5%.