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

Noyer, 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 Noyer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Noyer in America

Noyer is the 56836th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Noyer surname appeared 359 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 Noyer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Noyer 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 Noyer

The surname Noyer originates from France, where it first appeared during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "noier," meaning "to drown" or "to flood." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a person who lived near a body of water or who worked in a profession related to water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Noyer surname can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Notre-Dame de Lérins, a 12th-century manuscript from the Lérins Abbey in Provence, France. The name is mentioned in reference to a landowner named Pierre Noyer, who lived in the region during that time.

In the 13th century, the Noyer surname appeared in various records from the Bourgogne region of France, including the Cartulaire de l'église d'Autun, which mentions a certain Hugues Noyer who held land near the city of Autun.

During the 14th century, the name Noyer was associated with several place names in France, such as Noyers-sur-Serein in Bourgogne and Noyers in Normandy. These place names likely derived from the Old French word "noyer," meaning "walnut tree," suggesting a possible connection between the surname and areas known for walnut cultivation.

One notable figure with the surname Noyer was Pierre Noyer (c. 1470-1540), a French lawyer and jurist who served as the president of the Parlement of Brittany during the reign of Francis I. Another prominent individual was Jean Noyer (1579-1644), a French theologian and professor at the University of Paris.

In the 17th century, the Noyer surname was documented in Canada, where some of the earliest settlers bearing this name arrived from France. Jacques Noyer, born around 1635 in Normandy, was among the first to establish the Noyer lineage in the colony of New France.

Other notable individuals with the surname Noyer include Jean-Baptiste Noyer (1753-1831), a French painter and engraver known for his landscape and architectural works, and Charles Noyer (1807-1853), a French architect and urban planner who contributed to the redevelopment of Paris under the reign of Napoleon III.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Noyer

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

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

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