The Nast surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 865 people carried this name — #27,783 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 836 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
84 people named Nast have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 104 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Nast.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
22 people named Nast live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 20 people named Nast live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Nast,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Népomucène Hermann Nast 1754–1817 · manufacturer -
Thomas Nast 1840–1902 · artist -
Thomas Nast 1840–1902 · artist
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Oskar Nast 1849–1907 · politician -
Jacob Nast 1751–1822 · pastor
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Wolfgang Nast 1805–1856 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nast.
- Nassar 3,377 · U.S. census
- Nasse 185 · U.S. census
- Nasser 4,673 · U.S. census
- Nassif 1,232 · U.S. census
- Nassiri 465 · U.S. census
- Nasso 316 · U.S. census
- Nastasi 1,260 · U.S. census
- Natale 5,529 · U.S. census
- Natali 860 · U.S. census
- Natalini 154 · U.S. census
- Nathan 8,300 · U.S. census
- Natoli 2,046 · U.S. census
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