Surname Checker / Nielsen
How Common Is the Last Name Nielsen?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Nielsen today
47,359
Ranked #810 of 162,254 published surnames · 14.5 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 42,773 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
94.15%
Black
0.35%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.88%
Hispanic
2.71%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.