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

Nosie, 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 Nosie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nosie in America

Nosie is the 62359th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nosie surname appeared 321 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 Nosie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nosie 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 Nosie

The surname Nosie is believed to have originated from the region of Normandy in northern France during the Middle Ages. It likely derives from the Old French word "noissier," which means "quarrelsome" or "argumentative." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive nickname given to someone with a contentious or confrontational personality.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Nosie can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry lists a landowner named Radulfus Noissier residing in the village of Moutiers-Hubert, near the town of Falaise.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various documents from the region of Brittany, such as the "Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Redon," which mentions a certain Guillelmus Noisie as a witness to a land transaction in 1241. This spelling variation, "Noisie," was likely influenced by the local Breton dialect.

During the 14th century, the name spread to other parts of France, as evidenced by records from the city of Orléans, which reference a merchant named Jean Noysie in 1378. The spelling "Noysie" was common during this period and may have been influenced by the Old French pronunciation.

One notable figure bearing the Nosie surname was Jehan Nosie, a French soldier who fought in the Hundred Years' War under the command of Joan of Arc. He was present at the lifting of the Siege of Orléans in 1429 and is mentioned in several contemporary accounts of the campaign.

In the early 16th century, the name appeared in various English records, likely due to the influx of French immigrants following the Norman Conquest. One example is Thomas Nosie, a merchant from Calais who was granted citizenship in the city of London in 1512.

Another prominent individual with the Nosie surname was Pierre Nosie, a French Protestant who fled religious persecution and settled in Geneva, Switzerland, in the late 16th century. He became a prominent figure in the Calvinist community and published several theological texts under the name "Petrus Nosius."

Throughout the centuries, the Nosie surname has undergone various spelling variations, including Noissier, Noisie, Noysie, Nosius, and Nossius, reflecting the linguistic and regional influences of different areas where the name was adopted.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nosie

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

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

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