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

Nootbaar, 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 Nootbaar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nootbaar in America

Nootbaar is the 131379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nootbaar surname appeared 129 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 Nootbaar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nootbaar 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 Nootbaar

The surname NOOTBAAR is of Dutch origin, emerging in the late 16th century from the regions of the Netherlands and Belgium. It is derived from the Middle Dutch words "noot" meaning "nut" and "baar" meaning "carrier" or "bearer." This suggests the name may have been an occupational surname denoting someone who carried or traded in nuts.

Historical records indicate the earliest written instances of the name appear in municipal and church registers from the city of Amsterdam in the 1590s. Variations in spelling from this time period include Notbaar, Nootbair, and Nootbaer. In 1612, a merchant named Pieter Nootbaar is mentioned in the ledgers of the Dutch East India Company, indicating the surname's presence among the Dutch mercantile class.

Turning to the 17th century, the name appears in the baptismal records of the Reformed Church in Leiden, with the birth of Jan Nootbaar in 1638. A few decades later, in 1672, a soldier named Dirk Nootbaar is listed among the ranks of the Dutch States Army during the Franco-Dutch War.

Moving into the 18th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Cornelis Nootbaar, a wealthy landowner and magistrate in the town of Zwolle, who lived from 1712 to 1782. Around the same time, in 1745, a Amsterdam-based painter named Gerrit Nootbaar is recorded as a member of the local artist's guild.

As the surname spread across the Low Countries, it also found its way into areas of modern-day Germany. In 1803, a record from the city of Cologne mentions a tailor named Johann Nootbaar. Later in the 19th century, a German philosopher and academic named Friedrich Nootbaar gained some renown for his writings on metaphysics and ethics, publishing several treatises between 1855 and 1888.

While the name Nootbaar is relatively uncommon today, it maintains its Dutch roots and historical connections to professions such as merchants, soldiers, landowners, artists, and academics throughout its long lineage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nootbaar

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

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

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