How common is the surname Nuzum?

1,475 people in the United States had the surname Nuzum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,319 Americans. It ranked 18,648th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Nuzum getting more or less common?

More common. 1,404 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,475 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Nuzum

A surname, carried by 1,475 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nuzum is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,475 people named Nuzum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 209,319 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,404.

#18,648

rank among US surnames

1,475

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #18,246)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,640	Nees	1,476	209,177
#18,648	Spafford	1,475	209,319

Who is named Nuzum

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

95% of people named Nuzum identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Nuzum?: 1,475 people in the United States had the surname Nuzum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,319 Americans. It ranked 18,648th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nuzum?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Nuzum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as two or more races.
Is the surname Nuzum getting more or less common?: More common. 1,404 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,475 in 2010, up 5.1%.