# Nyman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nyman/  
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) | 3,168 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,180 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 97,458 people |
| Change since 2000 | +18% (2,681 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nyman 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nyman in the United Kingdom, the United States and Finland.

## People named Nyman

- Andy Nyman, British actor
- Steven Nyman, American alpine skier
- Joni Nyman, boxer

## Similar surnames

Newman, Neuman, Nieman, Neiman, Neyman, Neumann, Noonan, Niemann, Nauman, Naumann, Neenan.

## 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.