Explore the Family Name Nooner
The meaning of Nooner
Americanized form of German Nunner, an occupational name for someone who castrated animals, from Middle High German nunnen ‘to castrate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Nooner in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Nooner has seen a moderate increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 44,895 to 44,034 over this decade, marking a growth rate of about 1.92%. Similarly, the count or number of people with this surname also grew by 8.67% during the same period, increasing from 450 to 489. Despite these changes, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.17.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #44,895 | #44,034 | 1.92% |
| Count | 450 | 489 | 8.67% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nooner
The ethnicity data, also from the Decennial U.S. Census, indicates some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Nooner surname between 2000 and 2010. While individuals identifying as White remained the majority, their proportion decreased slightly from 77.11% to 75.46%. There was a marginal increase in those identifying as Black, from 19.33% to 19.63%. The census data for 2010 indicated new entries for Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, each accounting for 1.64% and 1.43% respectively. However, there was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander group, and the category of Two or more races, which represented 1.33% in 2000, was not present in the 2010 data.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 77.11% | 75.46% | -2.14% |
| Black | 19.33% | 19.63% | 1.55% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.64% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 1.43% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 1.33% | 0% | 0% |