Explore the Family Name Noseworthy

The meaning of Noseworthy

English: variant of Norsworthy. This surname appears to have died out in Britain, but is still thriving in the US.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Noseworthy has slightly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 44,821 out of all surnames but climbed to 44,356 by 2010, marking a modest 1.04% increase. The actual number of people with this surname also rose from 451 in 2000 to 485 in 2010, representing a 7.54% growth. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a marginal decrease from 0.17 to 0.16, a fall of about 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,821	#44,356	1.04%
Count	451	485	7.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Noseworthy

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts for individuals with the Noseworthy surname over the same decade. In 2000, around 94.24% of those carrying this name identified as White, declining slightly to 91.34% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 127%, moving from 2% in 2000 to 4.54% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander fell by 29.94% over this period, from 1.77% to 1.24%. The data indicates that some Noseworthys started identifying with two or more races in 2010, while none did so in 2000. There were no changes in the categories for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities over this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.24%	91.34%	-3.08%
Hispanic	2%	4.54%	127%
Two or More Races	0%	2.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.77%	1.24%	-29.94%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%