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

Nazelrod, 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 Nazelrod surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nazelrod in America

Nazelrod is the 58876th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nazelrod surname appeared 344 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 Nazelrod.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nazelrod 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 Nazelrod

The surname NAZELROD has its origins in the rural regions of central Bohemia, a historical kingdom that formed much of the modern-day Czech Republic. It is believed to have emerged during the late 15th century, deriving from an amalgamation of the old Czech words "naz" meaning "nose" and "elrod" meaning "rod" or "staff".

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a 1492 tax record from the town of Kutná Hora, where a Jakub NAZELROD is listed as a local blacksmith. The surname likely originated as a descriptive moniker referring to someone with a prominent or distinctive nose.

In the 16th century, the name appears sporadically in various church records and property deeds across central Bohemia, with variations in spelling such as NAZELRODT, NASELROD, and NASELRODT. A notable bearer was Jan NAZELROD (1523-1589), a respected vintner from the village of Mělník.

As the centuries passed, the NAZELROD name disseminated across Europe, with pockets of families surfacing in Germany, Austria, and even as far as Russia. One of the earliest documented instances outside of Bohemia is that of Heinrich NAZELROD (1647-1712), a German Protestant minister who served in the town of Wittenberg.

In the 19th century, a line of NAZELROD nobility emerged in Russia, with Ivan Petrovich NAZELROD (1789-1863) being granted a hereditary title by Tsar Nicholas I for his military service. His grandson, Pyotr Ivanovich NAZELROD (1847-1917), was a respected historian and author who documented the family's Bohemian roots.

Other notable bearers of the name include the Austrian composer Josef NAZELROD (1832-1910), whose works were influenced by Bohemian folk traditions, and the Italian painter Emilia NAZELROD (1855-1928), whose vibrant landscapes captured the countryside of northern Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nazelrod

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

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

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