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    The surname Nur

    A surname, carried by 1,835 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex N600

    Nur: #15,857 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Nur #15,857, 1,835 people Nur: #15,857 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Nur #15,857, 1,835 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nur is more common than 90.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,835 people named Nur in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,254 Americans. That is up 166% since 2000, when the Census counted 689.

    #15,857
    rank among US surnames
    1,835
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +166.3%
    change since 2000 (was #31,704)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,854Perezlopez1,836168,162
    #15,857Dority1,835168,254
    #15,864Leonardi1,834168,345

    Who is named Nur

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

    84% of people named Nur identified as Black (not Hispanic), 7.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 7.1%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Nur?
    1,835 people in the United States had the surname Nur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,254 Americans. It ranked 15,857th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nur?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Nur identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 7.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Nur getting more or less common?
    More common. 689 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,835 in 2010, up 166%.