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

Nustad, 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 Nustad surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nustad in America

Nustad is the 115639th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nustad surname appeared 151 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 Nustad.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nustad 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 Nustad

The surname NUSTAD originates from Norway, with records showing its use as early as the 12th century. It is derived from the Old Norse words "ny" meaning "new" and "stadr" meaning "place" or "farm". The name likely referred to a new settlement or farmstead established by the original bearer.

One of the earliest known references to the NUSTAD name can be found in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of medieval Norwegian diplomas and documents. In a charter dated 1238, a man named Thorstein Nustad is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Vestfold.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the NUSTAD name appears to have been concentrated in the western and central regions of Norway, particularly in the areas around the city of Bergen and the Sognefjord. Local records from this period mention several individuals with the NUSTAD surname, including Eirik Nustad, a farmer and landowner born around 1275 in the village of Leikanger.

In the 15th century, the spelling of the name evolved to its modern form, with variations such as "Nystade" and "Nyestade" appearing in historical documents. One notable figure from this era was Ingrid Nustad, born in 1437, who was a prominent landowner and benefactor in the city of Bergen.

The NUSTAD surname continued to be prevalent in Norway throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1612, a man named Nils Nustad was recorded as a member of the town council in Stavanger, a coastal city in western Norway.

Another significant individual was Knut Nustad, born in 1678, who was a respected scholar and theologian. He served as a professor at the University of Copenhagen and authored several influential works on theology and philosophy.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the NUSTAD name spread to other parts of Scandinavia and beyond, as Norwegian emigrants sought new opportunities in different parts of the world. One such individual was Hans Nustad, born in 1795, who emigrated to the United States in the 1840s and settled in Wisconsin, where he became a successful farmer and community leader.

In the 20th century, notable individuals with the NUSTAD surname included Kirsten Nustad, a Norwegian author and poet born in 1918, and Erik Nustad, a prominent engineer and inventor born in 1924, who held several patents for innovative technologies in the field of telecommunications.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nustad

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

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

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