How common is the surname Nunez?

125,350 people in the United States had the surname Nunez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,463 Americans. It ranked 242nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nunez?

Rafael Núñez, author, lawyer, journalist, politician and President of Colombia (1825-1894), followed by Oscar Nunez.

Where is the surname Nunez most common?

Wikidata records people named Nunez in the United States, Argentina and Colombia and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Nunez getting more or less common?

More common. 90,208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 125,350 in 2010, up 39%.

The surname Nunez

A Spanish surname, carried by 125,350 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nunez is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Núñez.

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 125,350 people named Nunez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,463 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 90,208.

#242

rank among US surnames

125,350

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+39%

change since 2000 (was #306)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#233	Sandoval	128,948	2,394
#234	Guerrero	128,677	2,399
#235	George	128,625	2,400
#236	Chapman	127,939	2,413
#237	Rios	127,794	2,416
#238	Estrada	127,470	2,422
#239	Ortega	127,256	2,426

Who is named Nunez

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

93% of people named Nunez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Nunezs

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rafael Núñez
Author, lawyer, journalist, politician and President of Colombia (1825-1894)
Oscar Nunez
American actor and comedian, born 1958
Sigrid Nunez
American writer (1951-)
Miguel A. Núñez
American actor, born 1964
Marianela Núñez
Argentine dancer, born 1982
Jeanette Nuñez
American businesswoman and politician (born 1972)
Marina Núñez del Prado
Bolivian sculptor (1908-1995)
Leonel Núñez
Argentine footballer, born 1984
Gervasio Núñez
Argentine footballer, born 1988
Gutier Núñez
900–999
Chris Núñez
American tattoo artist, television personality, graffiti artist and entrepreneur, born 1973
Maximiliano Núñez
Argentine footballer, born 1986

Notable Nunezs come mostly from the United States (4), Argentina (3) and Colombia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nunez

Nunez has the Soundex code N520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N520.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nunez come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Núñez.
How common is the surname Nunez?: 125,350 people in the United States had the surname Nunez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,463 Americans. It ranked 242nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nunez?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Nunez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nunez?: Rafael Núñez, author, lawyer, journalist, politician and President of Colombia (1825-1894), followed by Oscar Nunez.
Where is the surname Nunez most common?: Wikidata records people named Nunez in the United States, Argentina and Colombia and 3 other countries.
Is the surname Nunez getting more or less common?: More common. 90,208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 125,350 in 2010, up 39%.