Explore the Family Name Nobre

The meaning of Nobre

1. Probably an Americanized form of German Nober, a variant of Naber. 2. Portuguese: nickname from nobre ‘noble’ or ‘courteous, kind’, from Latin nobilis ‘known, illustrious’.

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How common is the last name Nobre in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Nobre has grown significantly in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname jumped from 104,257 in 2000 to 75,069 in 2010, showing a remarkable increase of 28%. In terms of sheer numbers, the count of people with this surname rose from 159 to 257, marking an impressive growth rate of over 61.64%. Consequently, the proportion of Nobres per 100,000 people also rose by 50% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#104,257	#75,069	28%
Count	159	257	61.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.09	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nobre

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the surname Nobre, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. Majority of individuals with the surname identify as White, making up 80.5% of the total in 2000 and slightly falling to 79.38% in 2010. The percentage of Nobres identifying as Hispanic saw a noticeable increase from 5.03% to 7%, a growth of 39.17%. Interestingly, the census recorded a new ethnic identity affiliation in 2010, with Black individuals accounting for 12.06% of the total Nobres; this group was not represented in the 2000 census. However, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either years. Notably, in 2000, some Nobres identified with two or more races, but by 2010, this category recorded zero representation.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.5%	79.38%	-1.39%
Black	0%	12.06%	0%
Hispanic	5.03%	7%	39.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	11.32%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%