US Population With Last Name Nielson By Race and Ethnicity in the 2010 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2010 Census, there were 11,511 people in the US whose last name was Nielson, and the rate of occurence of the Nielson last name was 3.9 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Nielson identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (93.88%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (2.6%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.43%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Nielson By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

Non-Hisp White
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp ANHPI
Non-Hisp AIAN

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Nielson last name.

US Population With Last Name Nielson By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 10807 93.88
Hispanic or Latino 299 2.6
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 165 1.43
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 90 0.78
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 83 0.72
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 67 0.58