How common is the surname Nieto?

25,701 people in the United States had the surname Nieto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,013 Americans. It ranked 1,376th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nieto?

Jamie Nieto, American high jumper, followed by Federico Nieto.

Where is the surname Nieto most common?

Wikidata records people named Nieto in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Nieto getting more or less common?

More common. 18,817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,701 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Nieto

A Spanish surname, carried by 25,701 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nieto is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Spanish. Doublet of Nephew.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,701 people named Nieto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,013 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,817.

#1,376

rank among US surnames

25,701

people in 2010

8.7

per 100,000 Americans

+36.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,744)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,367	Aragon	25,801	11,966
#1,368	Aquino	25,783	11,975
#1,369	Elmore	25,774	11,979
#1,370	Worley	25,758	11,986
#1,371	Simons	25,755	11,988
#1,372	Quezada	25,752	11,989
#1,373	Ott	25,738	11,996

Who is named Nieto

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

90% of people named Nieto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
White (not Hispanic) 7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Two or more races 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Nietos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jamie Nieto
American high jumper, born 1976
Federico Nieto
Argentine footballer, born 1983
Matthew Nieto
American ice hockey player, born 1992

Notable Nietos come mostly from the United States (2) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nieto

Nieto has the Soundex code N300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N300.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nieto come from?: From Spanish. Doublet of Nephew.
How common is the surname Nieto?: 25,701 people in the United States had the surname Nieto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,013 Americans. It ranked 1,376th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nieto?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Nieto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nieto?: Jamie Nieto, American high jumper, followed by Federico Nieto.
Where is the surname Nieto most common?: Wikidata records people named Nieto in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Nieto getting more or less common?: More common. 18,817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,701 in 2010, up 37%.