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

Nemirovsky, 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 Nemirovsky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nemirovsky in America

Nemirovsky is the 73464th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nemirovsky surname appeared 264 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 Nemirovsky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nemirovsky 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 Nemirovsky

The surname Nemirovsky is of Russian origin, derived from the Russian word 'nemir' meaning 'restless' or 'turbulent'. It is believed to have originated in the 16th or 17th century as a descriptive name for someone who was considered restless or unruly in their behavior.

The name Nemirovsky is most commonly associated with the Jewish community in Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Revision Lists, which were census-like records kept by the Russian government to track the Jewish population.

Historically, the name Nemirovsky has been associated with several notable individuals. One of the earliest recorded was Isaac Nemirovsky, a Jewish scholar and author who lived in the late 18th century and wrote extensively on Jewish law and customs.

Another prominent figure was Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, a Russian theatre director and playwright who lived from 1858 to 1943. He was a co-founder of the Moscow Art Theatre and is considered one of the most influential figures in the development of modern Russian theatre.

In the 20th century, the French writer Irène Némirovsky (1903-1942) gained international acclaim for her novel Suite Française, which was published posthumously after her tragic death in Auschwitz during the Holocaust.

Other notable individuals with the surname Nemirovsky include the Russian-American physicist and Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek (born 1951), and the Russian chess grandmaster Alexander Nemirovskiy (born 1962).

While the name Nemirovsky has its roots in Russia and Eastern Europe, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, its origins can be traced back to the Russian language and its descriptive meaning related to a restless or turbulent nature.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nemirovsky

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

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

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