Explore the Family Name Nolde

The meaning of Nolde

1. German and Dutch: from a short form of the personal name Arnold. 2. German: habitational name from a place so named in Schleswig-Holstein.

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

The popularity of the surname Nolde has experienced a slight decline between the years 2000 and 2010 according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname was ranked 43,546 in popularity and had a count of 467 instances per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had fallen slightly to 44,109 and the count had increased marginally to 488 instances per 100,000 people. This represents a decrease in rank by 1.29% but an increase in count by 4.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,546	#44,109	-1.29%
Count	467	488	4.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nolde

When considering the ethnicity associated with the surname Nolde based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some minor changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Nolde surname identified as White, making up 96.79% in 2000 and 95.7% in 2010, showing a slight decrease of 1.13%. In 2000, those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities made up 1.71%, but this number decreased by 40.35% by 2010. A new appearance in the 2010 Census was the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic categories, both making up 1.23% of individuals with the Nolde surname. There were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year, and the percentage of individuals identifying as Black went from 1.07% in 2000 to being suppressed for privacy in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.79%	95.7%	-1.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.23%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.23%	0%
Two or More Races	1.71%	1.02%	-40.35%
Black	1.07%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%