Explore the Family Name Nolff

The meaning of Nolff

German: variant of Nolf. This surname is very rare in Germany. Compare Nulf and Nulph.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the Nolff surname has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 77,742 in popularity, but by 2010 it had risen to 77,522, reflecting a change of 0.28. The number of individuals bearing the Nolff name also grew during this period, with a count of 229 in 2000 that increased to 247 in 2010, representing a growth rate of 7.86%. However, the proportion of individuals with the Nolff surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,742	#77,522	0.28%
Count	229	247	7.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nolff

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census provides an overview of the ethnic identities associated with the Nolff surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of people with this surname identified as White, with percentages of 92.58 and 93.93 respectively, showing a slight increase of 1.46. Notably, the percentage of individuals identifying as having two or more races decreased significantly from 4.80 in 2000 to 2.02 in 2010, indicating a reduction of 57.92. There were no individuals with the Nolff surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. However, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.58%	93.93%	1.46%
Hispanic	0%	2.83%	0%
Two or More Races	4.8%	2.02%	-57.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%