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

Nazaire, 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 Nazaire surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nazaire in America

Nazaire is the 31412th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nazaire surname appeared 737 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 Nazaire.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nazaire 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 Nazaire

The surname Nazaire originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Latin name Nazarius, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Nazar, meaning "consecrated to God." The name likely spread across France through early Christian missionaries and clergymen.

The earliest known record of the name Nazaire appears in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a 12th-century manuscript from the Chartres region. This suggests the name may have roots in northern France. Over time, variations like Nazair, Nazer, and Nazere emerged in different areas.

One of the first notable individuals with this surname was Pierre de Nazaire, a 13th-century French nobleman and crusader who fought in the Fifth Crusade from 1217-1221. Another early bearer was Jean Nazaire, a 14th-century merchant from Normandy mentioned in tax records from the city of Rouen.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in records from the Burgundy region, with references to a Jehannot Nazaire, a vineyard owner in Dijon around 1460. The name also surfaced in Brittany, where Alain Nazaire was a magistrate in the town of Rennes in the early 1500s.

One of the most famous bearers of the Nazaire name was François Nazaire Fabert, a 17th-century French military commander who served under Louis XIII and Louis XIV. Born in 1591, he distinguished himself in the Thirty Years' War and was made a Marshal of France in 1658. He died in 1662.

Other notable individuals include Claude Nazaire, a 16th-century French composer from Lyon, and Jacques Nazaire, an 18th-century architect from Paris who helped design several churches and palaces in the city. The Nazaire name also appeared among the French settler populations of Quebec and Louisiana in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nazaire

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

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 Nazaire 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 Nazaire 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 Nazaire was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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