Last Name NASH

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Meaning Local: Atten ash (at the ash), from residence besides an ash-tree. The final 'n' in the prefix became the initial of the name proper.
Supposed to be a corruption of "Atten-Ash," - at the ash. 'Naish,' a place near Bristol, England. 'Naisg,' Gaelic, made fast, bound, protected. Probably an old fortress or watch-tower.
Origin English, Jewish, Russian, Irish, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank 601 (2000 US census) 498 (1990 US census)
Count 51,021 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 72.24%, or 36858 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 23.53%, or 12005 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.48%, or 245 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.72%, or 367 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.67%, or 852 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.35%, or 689 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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