Find out how popular the last name Napue is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Napue.

Napue, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Napue surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Napue in America

Napue is the 138304th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Napue surname appeared 121 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Napue.

We can also compare 2010 data for Napue to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Napue

The surname NAPUE is of Scandinavian origin, tracing its roots back to the ancient Norse and Viking settlements of the 9th and 10th centuries. It is believed to have originated in the coastal regions of modern-day Norway and Sweden, where the name was initially derived from the Old Norse word "napu," meaning "valley" or "hollow."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Icelandic Landnámabók, a medieval manuscript detailing the settlement of Iceland by Norse Vikings. The text mentions a warrior named Napue Thorvaldsson, who is said to have established a homestead in the lush valley of Fljótshlíð around the year 900 AD.

In the centuries that followed, the name NAPUE spread across Scandinavia and eventually to other parts of Europe. It is documented in several historical records, including the Domesday Book of 1086, which chronicles landholders in England following the Norman Conquest. The entry "Napue de Riston" suggests the presence of a NAPUE family in the village of Riston, East Yorkshire.

Notable individuals bearing the surname NAPUE throughout history include Sigurd Napue (c. 1170-1234), a Norwegian chieftain and member of the powerful Birchlegs clan, who played a pivotal role in the Norwegian Civil War. Another prominent figure was Inga Napue (1502-1578), a Swedish noblewoman and landowner known for her philanthropic efforts in establishing schools and hospitals in the region of Västergötland.

In the 16th century, a branch of the NAPUE family migrated to the Scottish Highlands, where they adopted the Gaelic spelling "NaPùidh." One of their descendants, Angus NaPùidh (1625-1691), became a renowned bard and poet, renowned for his lyrical compositions celebrating the natural beauty of the Highland glens and lochs.

Across the Atlantic, the first recorded instance of the NAPUE name in the Americas dates back to the early 17th century, when a Norwegian sailor named Leif Napue (1598-1672) settled in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, present-day New York. His descendants went on to establish a prominent mercantile family in the region.

Throughout its long history, the surname NAPUE has maintained a strong connection to its Scandinavian roots, evoking images of the rugged valleys and fjords that once served as the cradle for this ancient lineage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Napue

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Napue.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Napue was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Napue has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Napue was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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