Explore the Family Name Nop

The meaning of Nop

1. Cambodian: written ណុប, corresponding to the Khmer word denoting a small animal horn with supposed magical power. 2. Czech: nickname from nop ‘small decorative knot’. 3. Possibly also an altered form of German Nopp: nickname for a small, slight person, from Middle High German noppe ‘burl (in cloth)’, ‘nothing at all’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Nop has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000 it was ranked 38,890th and by 2010, it had risen to 32,994th; a change of over 15 percent. In terms of actual count, the number of people bearing the name grew from 534 in 2000 to 694 in 2010, an increase of nearly 30 percent. The proportion of people with the Nop last name per 100,000 also increased from 0.2 to 0.24 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,890	#32,994	15.16%
Count	534	694	29.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.24	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nop

Ethnicity-wise, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that a majority of individuals with the Nop surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group increased from 82.02% in 2000 to 87.03% in 2010. Those identifying as White saw a modest rise from 8.43% to 9.22%, while the percentage of those claiming two or more ethnic identities decreased significantly from 8.24% to 1.44%. Additionally, there was a noticeable emergence of Hispanic identification among the Nop surname bearers, moving from 0% to 1.87%. There were no changes for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identifications.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	82.02%	87.03%	6.11%
White	8.43%	9.22%	9.37%
Hispanic	0%	1.87%	0%
Two or More Races	8.24%	1.44%	-82.52%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%