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

Noga, 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 Noga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Noga in America

Noga is the 16601st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Noga surname appeared 1,727 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Noga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Noga 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 Noga

The surname NOGA is of Polish origin, derived from the Old Polish word "noga" meaning "leg" or "foot." It likely originated as a descriptive nickname or a reference to a person's physical attribute or occupation related to legs or feet, such as a shoemaker or someone with a distinctive gait.

The earliest recorded instances of the NOGA surname can be traced back to the 15th century in various regions of Poland, including Wielkopolska, Małopolska, and Mazowsze. Some of the earliest documented individuals bearing this surname include Jan Noga, a landowner mentioned in the records of the village of Łabiszyn in the Bydgoszcz region in 1463, and Mikołaj Noga, a farmer from the village of Klwów near Kraków, recorded in 1487.

In the 16th century, the NOGA surname appeared in several historical documents, such as the Polish Armorial (Herbarz Polski) compiled by Bartosz Paprocki in 1584, which listed several noble families bearing the NOGA name, including the Noga coat of arms featuring a leg and a crescent moon.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the NOGA surname spread throughout various regions of Poland, with notable individuals including Piotr Noga (1620-1695), a Catholic priest and theologian from Poznań, and Wojciech Noga (1745-1819), a Polish landowner and military officer who fought in the Kościuszko Uprising against Imperial Russia.

In the 19th century, the NOGA surname gained prominence with individuals such as Franciszek Noga (1811-1890), a Polish writer and poet from Galicia, and Józef Noga (1865-1939), a Polish politician and member of the Sejm (parliament) during the Second Polish Republic.

Other notable individuals with the NOGA surname include Tadeusz Noga (1900-1963), a Polish Olympic athlete who competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, and Janusz Noga (born 1951), a Polish footballer who played for several clubs in the Polish Ekstraklasa league.

While the NOGA surname is primarily associated with Poland, it has also been found in other countries, likely due to migration and the Polish diaspora, with variations in spelling and pronunciation based on local languages and dialects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Noga

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

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

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