Nussbaum surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Nussbaum surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,321 people carried this name — #7,684 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,144 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,820 people named Nussbaum live in Switzerland.

They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 570
Zurich 221
Aargau 171
Neuchâtel 116
Vaud 108
Lucerne 94
Solothurn 93
Basel-Landschaft 73

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 541 people named Nussbaum.

37 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 37
Haut-Rhin 248
Bas-Rhin 86
Moselle 72
Paris 17
Côte-d’Or 12
Haute-Saône 9
Territoire de Belfort 7
Vosges 5

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 205 people named Nussbaum 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 Entre Ríos.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 78
Santa Fe 38
City of Buenos Aires 34
Buenos Aires Province 30
Córdoba 14
Río Negro 11

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 33 people named Nussbaum live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Flemish Brabant.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Flemish Brabant 17
Antwerp 10
Liège 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Nussbaum in American newspapers,
1894–1913.

Newspaper page from Wisconsin Vorwärts carrying the name Nussbaum
Wisconsin Vorwärts 1894-03-07
Newspaper page from Las Vegas Optic carrying the name Nussbaum
Las Vegas Optic 1913-06-25
Newspaper page from Wisconsin Vorwärts carrying the name Nussbaum
Wisconsin Vorwärts 1895-09-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,446 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Nussbaum,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hans Christian Nussbaum
    Hans Christian Nussbaum 1853–1928 · architect
  • Herz Hirsch Nussbaum 1813–
  • Hilary Nussbaum 1820–1895 · historian
  • Hilary Nussbaum 1820–1895 · historian
  • Moritz Nussbaum 1850–1915 · physician
  • Karoline Nussbaum 1855–1942

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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