How common is the surname Nussbaum?

4,321 people in the United States had the surname Nussbaum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,452 Americans. It ranked 7,684th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nussbaum?

Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher (born 1947), followed by Mike Nussbaum.

Where is the surname Nussbaum most common?

Wikidata records people named Nussbaum in the United States.

Is the surname Nussbaum getting more or less common?

More common. 4,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,321 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Nussbaum

A surname, carried by 4,321 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N215

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nussbaum is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,321 people named Nussbaum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,452 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,144.

#7,684

rank among US surnames

4,321

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,415)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,677	Espitia	4,324	71,403
#7,680	Kushner	4,323	71,419
#7,682	Bevins	4,322	71,436
#7,684	Drown	4,321	71,452
#7,689	Gerhart	4,319	71,485
#7,690	Alleman	4,318	71,502

Who is named Nussbaum

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

97% of people named Nussbaum identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as two or more races and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Two or more races 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nussbaums

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Martha Nussbaum
American philosopher (born 1947)
Mike Nussbaum
American actor (1923–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nussbaum

Nusbaum

Nussbaum has the Soundex code N215, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N215.

Questions

How common is the surname Nussbaum?: 4,321 people in the United States had the surname Nussbaum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,452 Americans. It ranked 7,684th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nussbaum?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Nussbaum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Nussbaum?: Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher (born 1947), followed by Mike Nussbaum.
Where is the surname Nussbaum most common?: Wikidata records people named Nussbaum in the United States.
Is the surname Nussbaum getting more or less common?: More common. 4,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,321 in 2010, up 4.3%.