US Population With Last Name Nelson By Race and Ethnicity in the 2010 Census
Updated on December 11, 2025.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
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In the 2010 Census, there were 424,958 people in the US whose last name was Nelson, and the rate of occurence of the Nelson last name was 144.06 per 100K.
The race of 77.66% of the people with the last name of Nelson was Non Hispanic White Alone (i.e. 330,022 people); 15.97% was Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (i.e. 67,866 people); and 2.55% was Hispanic or Latino (i.e. 10,836 people).
The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Nelson last name.
US Population With Last Name Nelson By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census
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| Last Name | Number of People | Percent of Total (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Non Hispanic White Alone | 330022 | 77.66 |
| Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone | 67866 | 15.97 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10836 | 2.55 |
| Non Hispanic Two or More Races | 8499 | 2 |
| Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 4930 | 1.16 |
| Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone | 2847 | 0.67 |