as a Last Name
- 4,747
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Nissen
Meaning & Origins
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish male personal name Nisn, from Hebrew nisan, the Jewish month during which Passover takes place, originally given to boys born in that month. Compare Oder and Nissan.
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,747
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Iowa
- has the most people named Nissen per capita
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