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

Nuse, 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 Nuse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nuse in America

Nuse is the 47107th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nuse surname appeared 451 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 Nuse.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nuse 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 Nuse

The surname NUSE has its origins in Germany, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old German word "nuss," meaning "nut," possibly referring to someone who lived near a nut tree or worked with nuts.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name NUSE can be found in the Kirchenbücher, or church records, of the town of Augsburg in Bavaria, where a Johann Nuse was mentioned in 1567. Another early reference is in the 1589 census records of the village of Hüttlingen in Baden-Württemberg, which listed a family with the surname Nuse.

In the 17th century, the name NUSE appeared in the records of the town of Halle an der Saale in Saxony-Anhalt, where a Michael Nuse was born in 1621. A few decades later, in 1678, a Hans Nuse was recorded in the town of Mühlhausen in Thuringia.

During the 18th century, the NUSE surname spread to other parts of Germany, with records showing a Johann Nuse born in Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate in 1712, and a Christoph Nuse born in Aschaffenburg in Bavaria in 1742.

Notable individuals with the surname NUSE throughout history include:

1. Johannes Nuse (1637-1689), a German theologian and author from Freiberg, Saxony.
2. Gottfried Nuse (1768-1842), a German composer and organist from Altenburg, Thuringia.
3. Theodor Nuse (1826-1899), a German sculptor and artist from Dresden, Saxony.
4. Wilhelm Nuse (1832-1903), a German politician and lawyer from Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg.
5. Kurt Nuse (1906-1983), a German actor and film director from Berlin, known for his work in the Heimatfilm genre.

While the surname NUSE is not as common as some other German surnames, it has a long and interesting history, with roots dating back several centuries and examples of individuals bearing this name in various regions of Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nuse

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

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

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