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

Nofire, 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 Nofire surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nofire in America

Nofire is the 102688th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nofire surname appeared 175 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 Nofire.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nofire 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 Nofire

The surname "NOFIRE" is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old English words "no" and "fyr," which together mean "no fire" or "without fire." This name may have been initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone who lived in an area where fires were prohibited or where there was a lack of firewood.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Gloucestershire Subsidy Rolls from 1327, where a man named John Nofyre is listed. This spelling variation suggests that the name was originally pronounced with a long "y" sound, similar to the word "fire."

In the 15th century, the name appears in various historical documents, such as the Feet of Fines for Essex from 1470, which mentions a Thomas Nofyre. Around the same time, the name is also documented in the Lincolnshire Wills from 1482, where a Robert Nofyre is recorded.

During the Tudor period, there are records of a Richard Nofire who was born in Warwickshire in 1536. He later became a successful merchant in London and was granted a coat of arms by the College of Arms in 1578.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with the surname Nofire was John Nofire (1612-1678), a renowned English botanist and herbalist from Oxfordshire. He authored several influential works on the medicinal properties of plants and is credited with introducing several new plant species to England.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Elizabeth Nofire (1725-1797), a renowned author and poet from Gloucestershire. Her collection of poems, titled "Musings of the Heart," was widely acclaimed during her lifetime and helped establish her reputation as a leading literary figure of the 18th century.

The surname "NOFIRE" has also been associated with various place names throughout England, such as Nofire Green in Kent, which was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and Nofire Manor in Wiltshire, which dates back to the 13th century.

While the name may have originated as a descriptive nickname, it eventually became a hereditary surname passed down through generations. Despite its relatively uncommon nature, the surname "NOFIRE" has persisted throughout English history and continues to be found in various regions of the country today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nofire

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

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

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