Explore the Family Name Norona

The meaning of Norona

Spanish (Noroña): altered form of Asturian-Leonese Noreña (see Norena). The surname Noroña is virtually non-existing in Spain.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Norona has shown an upward trend between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at position 63,141 in 2000, it rose to position 57,372 by 2010 – a growth of 9.14 percent. In terms of specific counts, there were 296 individuals with this surname in 2000, which increased to 355 by 2010, showing a significant increase of 19.93 percent. The proportion of the Norona surname per 100,000 people also saw a rise during this period, from 0.11 to 0.12, marking an increase of 9.09 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,141	#57,372	9.14%
Count	296	355	19.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Norona

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Norona, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we observe some changes over the decade from 2000 to 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander with this surname increased from 17.57 percent to 18.31 percent, while those identifying as Hispanic rose from 56.42 percent to 62.25 percent. However, there was a decline in the percentage of individuals identifying as White, from 23.31 percent to 16.90 percent. The proportion of those identifying as two or more races slightly decreased from 2.36 percent to 2.25 percent. Interestingly, there were no recorded individuals with this surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	56.42%	62.25%	10.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	17.57%	18.31%	4.21%
White	23.31%	16.9%	-27.5%
Two or More Races	2.36%	2.25%	-4.66%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%