How common is the surname Nyman?

3,168 people in the United States had the surname Nyman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,458 Americans. It ranked 10,180th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nyman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nyman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Nyman?

Andy Nyman, British actor, followed by Steven Nyman.

Where is the surname Nyman most common?

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

Is the surname Nyman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,681 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,168 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Nyman

A surname, carried by 3,168 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nyman is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,168 people named Nyman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,458 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,681.

#10,180

rank among US surnames

3,168

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+18.2%

change since 2000 (was #10,898)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,174	Labrie	3,171	97,365
#10,176	Swinford	3,170	97,396
#10,179	Tennison	3,169	97,427
#10,180	Cryer	3,168	97,458
#10,184	Crumpler	3,166	97,519
#10,185	Hakim	3,165	97,550

Who is named Nyman

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

94% of people named Nyman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nymans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andy Nyman
British actor, born 1966
Steven Nyman
American alpine skier, born 1982
Joni Nyman
Boxer, born 1962

Notable Nymans come mostly from the United Kingdom (1), the United States (1) and Finland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nyman

Nyman has the Soundex code N550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N550.

Questions

How common is the surname Nyman?: 3,168 people in the United States had the surname Nyman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,458 Americans. It ranked 10,180th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nyman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nyman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Nyman?: Andy Nyman, British actor, followed by Steven Nyman.
Where is the surname Nyman most common?: Wikidata records people named Nyman in the United Kingdom, the United States and Finland.
Is the surname Nyman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,681 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,168 in 2010, up 18%.