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

Nussbaum, 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 Nussbaum surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nussbaum in America

Nussbaum is the 7684th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nussbaum surname appeared 4,321 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 Nussbaum.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nussbaum 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 Nussbaum

The surname NUSSBAUM originated in Germany and Austria, derived from the German words "Nuss" meaning nut and "Baum" meaning tree, likely referring to a nut tree or someone who lived near such a tree. It first appeared in records dating back to the 13th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the Biberach town records of 1292, where a Cunradus Nuzboum is mentioned. The name also appears in the tax records of Ulm, Germany in 1351 as Nuzboum.

In the 14th century, the name is recorded in various spellings such as Nuszboum, Nuszbawm, and Nuzpawm, reflecting the regional dialects and variations in spelling conventions of the time.

The name NUSSBAUM is associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest was Johannes Nussbaum, a German theologian and reformer who lived from 1529 to 1594 and played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation in Germany.

Another prominent figure was Johann Nussbaum, a German military officer who fought in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) and later became a highly respected military strategist and author of several influential works on tactics and strategy.

In the 18th century, Johann Nussbaum (1705-1779) was a German composer and organist known for his contributions to sacred music and his work as a court musician in Württemberg.

Moving to the 19th century, Karl Nussbaum (1819-1892) was a German painter and illustrator renowned for his landscapes and depictions of rural life in southern Germany.

More recently, Martha Nussbaum (born 1947) is an American philosopher and professor who has made significant contributions to the fields of ethics, political philosophy, and feminism, and has received numerous awards and honors for her work.

While the name NUSSBAUM is most commonly associated with Germany and Austria, it has also been found in other German-speaking regions and among German immigrant communities around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nussbaum

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

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

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