How common is the surname Nims?

1,770 people in the United States had the surname Nims in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,433 Americans. It ranked 16,295th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Nims getting more or less common?

More common. 1,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,770 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Nims

A surname, carried by 1,770 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex N520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nims is more common than 90% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,770 people named Nims in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 174,433 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,707.

#16,295

rank among US surnames

1,770

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #15,710)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,295	Swayne	1,770	174,433
#16,302	Merten	1,769	174,531

Who is named Nims

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

83% of people named Nims identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Nims?: 1,770 people in the United States had the surname Nims in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,433 Americans. It ranked 16,295th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nims?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Nims identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Nims getting more or less common?: More common. 1,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,770 in 2010, up 3.7%.