How common is the surname Nightingale?

4,596 people in the United States had the surname Nightingale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,177 Americans. It ranked 7,255th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nightingale?

Earl Nightingale, American motivational speaker (1921-1989).

Where is the surname Nightingale most common?

Wikidata records people named Nightingale in the United States.

Is the surname Nightingale getting more or less common?

More common. 3,994 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,596 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Nightingale

A surname, carried by 4,596 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nightingale is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,596 people named Nightingale in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,177 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,994.

#7,255

rank among US surnames

4,596

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+15.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,686)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,247	Theodore	4,601	67,104
#7,253	Belden	4,600	67,119
#7,254	Fenwick	4,597	67,162
#7,255	Nightingale	4,596	67,177
#7,257	Lohman	4,592	67,236
#7,258	Futch	4,591	67,250

Who is named Nightingale

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

89% of people named Nightingale identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nightingales

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Earl Nightingale
American motivational speaker (1921-1989)

Questions

How common is the surname Nightingale?: 4,596 people in the United States had the surname Nightingale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,177 Americans. It ranked 7,255th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nightingale?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Nightingale identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nightingale?: Earl Nightingale, American motivational speaker (1921-1989).
Where is the surname Nightingale most common?: Wikidata records people named Nightingale in the United States.
Is the surname Nightingale getting more or less common?: More common. 3,994 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,596 in 2010, up 15%.