How common is the surname Nitz?

2,667 people in the United States had the surname Nitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,765 Americans. It ranked 11,746th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nitz?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Nitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Nitz?

Leonard Nitz, American racing cyclist.

Where is the surname Nitz most common?

Wikidata records people named Nitz in the United States.

Is the surname Nitz getting more or less common?

More common. 2,463 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,667 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname Nitz

A surname, carried by 2,667 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex N320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nitz is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,667 people named Nitz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,765 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,463.

#11,746

rank among US surnames

2,667

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,671)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,739	Degroat	2,669	115,678
#11,743	Manzi	2,668	115,722
#11,746	Zoller	2,667	115,765
#11,751	Bruckner	2,666	115,809
#11,753	Balog	2,665	115,852

Who is named Nitz

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

95% of people named Nitz identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nitzs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leonard Nitz
American racing cyclist, born 1956

Questions

How common is the surname Nitz?: 2,667 people in the United States had the surname Nitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,765 Americans. It ranked 11,746th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nitz?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Nitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Nitz?: Leonard Nitz, American racing cyclist.
Where is the surname Nitz most common?: Wikidata records people named Nitz in the United States.
Is the surname Nitz getting more or less common?: More common. 2,463 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,667 in 2010, up 8.3%.