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

Nease, 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 Nease surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nease in America

Nease is the 13472nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nease surname appeared 2,259 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Nease.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nease 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 Nease

The surname Nease is believed to have originated in Germany and can be traced back to the early 16th century. It is thought to be a variant of the German word "Neisse," which refers to the Neisse River that flows through parts of Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic.

One of the earliest known records of the Nease surname can be found in the town of Silesia, located in present-day Poland. In 1524, a man named Hans Nease was listed in the town's tax records, indicating that the family had already established roots in the region.

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, the Nease name appeared in various historical documents across Germany and neighboring areas. In 1612, a man named Johann Nease was recorded as a landowner in the town of Freiburg, while a merchant by the name of Wilhelm Nease was mentioned in a trade register in Hamburg in 1671.

The name Nease is also linked to several place names in Germany, such as the town of Neisse in Saxony, which was once known as Nease in its older spelling. This connection suggests that the surname may have originated from people who lived in or near these locations.

One notable figure in history with the Nease surname was Johann Friedrich Nease, a German philosopher and theologian born in 1728 in Saxony. He was known for his work in ethics and moral philosophy and was a prominent figure in the Enlightenment movement.

Another individual of note was Johann Gottfried Nease, a German composer and organist born in 1761 in Schlitz, Hesse. He composed several works for church choirs and is remembered for his contributions to the development of sacred music in Germany.

In the 19th century, a man named Karl Nease (1825-1898) was a prominent German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin, including the Konzerthaus and the Reichstaggebäude (Imperial Diet Building).

The Nease surname also found its way to the United States, where one of the earliest recorded instances was that of Johann Nease, who emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in the late 18th century. His descendants went on to establish themselves in various parts of the country.

One notable American with the Nease surname was Samuel Nease (1848-1926), a businessman and philanthropist from Pennsylvania. He made his fortune in the coal and iron industries and later donated a significant portion of his wealth to educational institutions and charitable causes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nease

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

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

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