# Nunn (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nunn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,769 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,164 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,412 people |
| Change since 2000 | +13% (14,792 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nunn in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nunn in the United States and Australia.

## People named Nunn

- Sam Nunn, American lawyer and politician (born 1938)
- Glynis Nunn, Australian heptathlete
- Bill Nunn, American actor (1953–2016)
- Terri Nunn, American actress and singer
- John Nunn, American rower
- Zach Nunn, American politician
- Judy Nunn, actress and author

## Similar surnames

Nuno, Nino, Nam, Niemi, Noon, Noone, Nimmo, Nanney, Nhan, Naeem, Nine.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.