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

Noreen, 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 Noreen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Noreen in America

Noreen is the 27021st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Noreen surname appeared 897 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 Noreen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Noreen 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 Noreen

The surname Noreen originated in Ireland and is a variant spelling of the much more common Irish surname Noonan. The name Noonan itself is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic name O'Nuadhain, which means "descendant of Nuadhan". Nuadhan was a personal name derived from the Irish word "nuadh", meaning new or fresh.

The earliest recorded instances of the Noreen surname can be traced back to the 16th century in County Cork, Ireland. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John Noreen, who was born in 1546 in the town of Bandon, County Cork. Records show that he was a landowner and farmer in the area.

In the 17th century, the Noreen name began to spread beyond County Cork to other parts of Ireland. One notable figure from this time was Dermot Noreen, a soldier who fought in the Irish Confederate Wars from 1641 to 1653. He was born in 1615 in Kinsale, County Cork, and is believed to have died sometime in the late 1600s.

As the centuries passed, the Noreen surname continued to be associated with various parts of Ireland, particularly in the counties of Cork, Kerry, and Limerick. In the 19th century, a man named Patrick Noreen, born in 1812 in Tralee, County Kerry, gained some prominence as a local politician and community leader.

Another notable bearer of the Noreen surname was Michael Noreen, born in 1858 in Mallow, County Cork. He emigrated to the United States in the 1880s and became a successful businessman in Boston, Massachusetts. He was involved in the shipping and import/export trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Noreen surname in the United States can be found in the case of John Noreen, who was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1835. He immigrated to New York City in 1855 and worked as a carpenter and builder, helping to construct many buildings in the rapidly growing metropolis.

While not as common as some other Irish surnames, the Noreen name has left its mark on history through these individuals and many others who bore it over the centuries. Its origins can be traced back to the early modern period in Ireland, where it was a variant spelling of the more widespread Noonan surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Noreen

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

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

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