Explore the Family Name Nobriga

The meaning of Nobriga

Portuguese (Nóbriga): variant of Nobrega. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Carlos, Joaquin.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Nobriga has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 30,412th most popular surname, but by 2010, this rank had dropped slightly to 30,863 - a decrease of 1.48 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Nobriga surname increased from 725 in 2000 to 754 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 4 percent. However, when measured as a proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,412	#30,863	-1.48%
Count	725	754	4%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nobriga

The ethnicity table from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals changes in the ethnic identities associated with the name Nobriga from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 22.45 percent, while those identifying as White also saw a decrease of 6.93 percent. The Nobriga surname saw an increase among those who identify with two or more races, with a growth of 26.90 percent, reflecting the growing diversity within this surname group. There was also an increase in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, from 13.10 percent in 2000 to 14.99 percent in 2010. The counts for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	55.86%	51.99%	-6.93%
Two or More Races	17.66%	22.41%	26.9%
Hispanic	13.1%	14.99%	14.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.83%	9.95%	-22.45%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%