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

Nooner, 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 Nooner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nooner in America

Nooner is the 44034th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nooner surname appeared 489 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 Nooner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nooner 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 Nooner

The surname "NOONER" is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old English word "non," which referred to the ninth hour of the day, or roughly around 3 PM. This would suggest that the name may have initially been used as a descriptive term for someone who worked or ate during this later part of the day.

One of the earliest known records of the name can be found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns of 1379, where a "Johannes le Noner" is listed. This spelling variation provides insight into the name's evolution over time, with the addition of the suffix "-er" to create the modern form of "NOONER."

During the 16th century, the name appears to have been particularly concentrated in the northern counties of England, such as Yorkshire and Lancashire. This is evidenced by the inclusion of several NOONERS in the Subsidy Rolls for these regions from the late 1500s.

The earliest documented individual with the surname NOONER was likely William NOONER, who was born around 1520 in the village of Haworth, Yorkshire. Historical records suggest that he was a farmer and landowner in the area.

In the 17th century, the name can be found in various parish records and tax rolls across England. One notable NOONER from this time was John NOONER, a merchant and ship owner from Bristol, who was born in 1642 and played a role in the city's thriving maritime trade.

As the British Empire expanded, the NOONER name also began to appear in colonial records. For instance, Samuel NOONER, born in 1684 in Hampshire, England, later emigrated to the American colonies and settled in Virginia in the early 1700s.

Another significant figure was Richard NOONER, a prominent lawyer and judge born in 1712 in Yorkshire. He served as a magistrate in London and was known for his expertise in property law.

By the 19th century, the name had spread across various parts of the English-speaking world. One example is George NOONER, a Scottish-born writer and journalist who lived from 1823 to 1892 and worked for several newspapers in both Scotland and Canada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nooner

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

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

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