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

Noa, 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 Noa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Noa in America

Noa is the 21413th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Noa surname appeared 1,221 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 Noa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Noa 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 Noa

The surname NOA has its origins in the Middle Ages and is believed to have first emerged in the region of Galicia, located in northwestern Spain. It is derived from the Latin word "nova," which means "new" or "recent." This suggests that the name may have been originally given to someone who had recently arrived in a particular area or settlement.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name NOA can be found in the archives of the Monastery of San Paio de Antealtares, located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. In a document dated 1245, a certain Pedro Noa is mentioned as a landowner in the nearby village of Arca.

During the 14th century, the name appears to have spread beyond Galicia to other parts of Spain, with records showing individuals bearing the surname NOA in regions such as Andalusia and Castile. One notable figure from this era was Juan Noa, a merchant from Seville who is mentioned in a trade agreement with Genoese merchants in 1368.

As the Spanish Empire expanded during the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname NOA found its way to the Americas. In 1573, a man named Diego Noa was among the first Spanish settlers in the region that would later become Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Another prominent individual with the surname NOA was Pedro Noa de la Fuente, a Spanish military officer who served in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). He was born in Extremadura in 1675 and played a significant role in the defense of Barcelona during the siege of 1713-1714.

In the 19th century, a notable figure with the surname NOA was José María Noa, a Cuban poet and journalist who was born in Havana in 1827. He was known for his romantic and patriotic verses, and his works were widely published in Cuban literary magazines of the time.

Other historical figures bearing the surname NOA include Alejandro Noa, a Mexican painter and muralist active in the early 20th century, and María Noa, a Spanish stage actress who gained fame in the 1920s and 1930s for her performances in popular theatrical productions in Madrid.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Noa

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

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 Noa 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 Noa 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 Noa was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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