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The Nieto surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 25,701 people carried this name — #1,376 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,500 people counted. That is up 37% from 18,817 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 33,992 people named Nieto 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 Córdoba.

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Where they live today

Córdoba 9,359
Buenos Aires Province 8,192
La Rioja 4,052
Tucumán 1,925
Catamarca 1,707
Mendoza 1,586
City of Buenos Aires 1,577
Santa Fe 1,287

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 645 people named Nieto.

307 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 307
Hauts-de-Seine 57
Gironde 29
Rhône 28
Paris 23
Pyrénées-Orientales 17
Tarn 17
Essonne 15
Haute-Garonne 14

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

317 people named Nieto live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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Where they live today

Vaud 86
Geneva 65
Zurich 52
Bern 23
Fribourg 17
St. Gallen 14
Basel-Stadt 10
Thurgau 9

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Nieto in American newspapers,
1839–1908.

Newspaper page from Lincoln Telegraph carrying the name Nieto
Lincoln Telegraph 1839-05-16
Newspaper page from The Jeffersonian carrying the name Nieto
The Jeffersonian 1908-02-06
Newspaper page from The Arizona Sentinel carrying the name Nieto
The Arizona Sentinel 1891-03-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Nieto,
with a public archive behind them.

  • David Nieto
    David Nieto 1654–1728 · physician
  • Domingo Nieto
    Domingo Nieto 1803–1844 · military personnel
  • Juan José Nieto Gil
    Juan José Nieto Gil 1805–1866 · writer
  • Matías Nieto y Serrano
    Matías Nieto y Serrano 1813–1902 · physician
  • Manuel Nieto
    Manuel Nieto 1844–1915 · composer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 222 lives in all are documented under this name.

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