How common is the surname Nigro?

4,773 people in the United States had the surname Nigro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,686 Americans. It ranked 7,016th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nigro?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nigro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Nigro?

Dan Nigro, American record producer, followed by Laura Nyro.

Where is the surname Nigro most common?

Wikidata records people named Nigro in the United States.

Is the surname Nigro getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,773 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Nigro

A surname, carried by 4,773 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nigro is more common than 95.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,773 people named Nigro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,686 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,794.

#7,016

rank among US surnames

4,773

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,526)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,013	Kangas	4,776	64,645
#7,014	Spillman	4,775	64,659
#7,015	Carillo	4,774	64,672
#7,016	Mayle	4,773	64,686

Who is named Nigro

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

94% of people named Nigro identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nigros

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dan Nigro
American record producer, born 1982
Laura Nyro
American singer and songwriter (1947–1997)

Questions

How common is the surname Nigro?: 4,773 people in the United States had the surname Nigro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,686 Americans. It ranked 7,016th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nigro?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nigro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Nigro?: Dan Nigro, American record producer, followed by Laura Nyro.
Where is the surname Nigro most common?: Wikidata records people named Nigro in the United States.
Is the surname Nigro getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,773 in 2010, down 0.4%.