How common is the surname Nunnally?

4,058 people in the United States had the surname Nunnally in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,083 Americans. It ranked 8,168th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nunnally?

James Nunnally, American basketball player (born 1990).

Where is the surname Nunnally most common?

Wikidata records people named Nunnally in the United States.

Is the surname Nunnally getting more or less common?

More common. 3,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,058 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Nunnally

An Irish surname, carried by 4,058 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nunnally is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Probably a variant of Munnelly.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,058 people named Nunnally in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,083 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,997.

#8,168

rank among US surnames

4,058

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,680)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,162	Armitage	4,063	75,990
#8,163	Hoey	4,062	76,008
#8,164	Klink	4,059	76,064
#8,168	Nunnally	4,058	76,083
#8,172	Wald	4,057	76,102
#8,173	Crafton	4,056	76,121

Who is named Nunnally

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

63% of people named Nunnally identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nunnallys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Nunnally
American basketball player (born 1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nunnally

Nunley

Nunnally has the Soundex code N540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N540.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nunnally come from?: Probably a variant of Munnelly.
How common is the surname Nunnally?: 4,058 people in the United States had the surname Nunnally in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,083 Americans. It ranked 8,168th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nunnally?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Nunnally identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nunnally?: James Nunnally, American basketball player (born 1990).
Where is the surname Nunnally most common?: Wikidata records people named Nunnally in the United States.
Is the surname Nunnally getting more or less common?: More common. 3,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,058 in 2010, up 1.5%.