Find out how popular the last name Naus is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Naus.

Naus, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Naus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Naus in America

Naus is the 36736th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Naus surname appeared 608 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Naus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Naus to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Naus

The surname NAUS is believed to have originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old High German word "naus," which means "wet" or "damp," possibly referring to someone who lived near a body of water or in a marshy area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the NAUS surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus, a collection of medieval documents from the Principality of Anhalt, Germany. In this document, dated 1312, a man named Henricus Naus is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction.

Another early reference to the NAUS name appears in the Breviarium Ecclesiae Coloniensis, a 14th-century manuscript from the Archdiocese of Cologne. This document mentions a cleric named Johannes Naus, who served as a canon in the city of Cologne.

During the 15th century, the NAUS surname began to spread to other regions of Germany, as well as to neighboring countries like the Netherlands and Austria. One notable bearer of the name during this time was Hans Naus, a German merchant and explorer who accompanied Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan on his historic circumnavigation of the globe between 1519 and 1522.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure named Bartholomäus Naus lived in the city of Nuremberg, Germany. He was a respected physician and author of several medical treatises, including "De Peste" (On the Plague), published in 1564.

Another notable individual with the NAUS surname was Johann Naus, a 17th-century German philosopher and theologian who served as a professor at the University of Jena. He authored several works on ethics and natural philosophy, including "Elementa Ethica" (Elements of Ethics), published in 1687.

As the NAUS surname spread throughout Europe, it also took on various spelling variations, such as Nauss, Nause, and Nauss. Some of these variations may have been influenced by regional dialects or local place names.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Naus

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Naus.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Naus was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Naus has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Naus was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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