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

Nuez, 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 Nuez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nuez in America

Nuez is the 69793rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nuez surname appeared 281 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 Nuez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nuez 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 Nuez

The surname Nuez originated in Spain and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "nuez," which means "walnut." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived near a walnut tree or grove, or who had a profession related to walnuts.

In the early 14th century, the name Nuez appeared in documents from the region of Aragon, in northeastern Spain. It was sometimes spelled as "Nuiz" or "Nuyz," reflecting the variations in spelling that were common during that time period.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Nuez can be found in the "Libro del Repartimiento," a medieval document that recorded the distribution of land and properties in the Kingdom of Valencia after the Christian conquest of the region in the 13th century. This suggests that some individuals with the surname Nuez may have been among the settlers who helped to repopulate the area after the Moors were expelled.

During the 15th century, the name Nuez appeared in various records from the city of Seville, in southern Spain. One notable individual was Pedro Nuez, a merchant who lived in Seville in the late 1400s and was involved in trade with the Americas.

In the 16th century, the name Nuez spread to other parts of Spain, as well as to Spanish colonies in the Americas. Juan de Nuez was a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519. Another notable figure was Beatriz Nuez, a nun who founded a convent in Lima, Peru, in the late 1500s.

The surname Nuez also appeared in various literary works and historical documents from Spain and its colonies. For example, Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, mentioned a character named Nuez in one of his short stories.

Other notable individuals with the surname Nuez throughout history include Gaspar Nuez, a Spanish painter who lived in the 17th century, and Francisco Nuez, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nuez

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

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

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