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

Nomikos, 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 Nomikos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nomikos in America

Nomikos is the 109758th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nomikos surname appeared 161 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 Nomikos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nomikos 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 Nomikos

The surname NOMIKOS originated from Greece during the Byzantine era, deriving from the Greek word "nomikos" meaning "legal" or "lawful." It is believed that the name was initially bestowed upon individuals who worked in legal professions or were associated with upholding laws and regulations.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the NOMIKOS surname dates back to the 14th century, when it appeared in a Byzantine manuscript mentioning a certain Ioannis Nomikos, a legal scholar and advisor to the imperial court in Constantinople. This suggests that the name was already well-established among the Greek intellectual elite during that period.

In the following centuries, the NOMIKOS surname can be found scattered throughout various historical records and documents from the Greek-speaking regions of the Byzantine Empire and later the Ottoman Empire. Notable examples include Georgios Nomikos, a prominent merchant and philanthropist from the island of Chios in the 16th century, and Konstantinos Nomikos, a renowned theologian and philosopher who taught at the Patriarchal School in Constantinople in the late 17th century.

As the Greek diaspora spread across the Mediterranean and beyond, the NOMIKOS surname traveled with them. In the 18th century, a family bearing this name settled in the Venetian-ruled Ionian Islands, where they became influential landowners and community leaders. One member, Andreas Nomikos (1724-1796), played a crucial role in the island's resistance against the French occupation during the Napoleonic Wars.

Another notable figure was Panagiotis Nomikos (1839-1913), a Greek military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece for a brief period in 1899. He was instrumental in the country's efforts to modernize its armed forces and infrastructure during the late 19th century.

Over time, variations of the NOMIKOS surname emerged, such as Nomikoudis, Nomikoglou, and Nomikopolitis, reflecting regional linguistic variations and the adoption of patronymic or occupational suffixes. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained rooted in its legal and lawful connotations from the Byzantine era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nomikos

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

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

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