Explore the Family Name Noska

The meaning of Noska

1. Czech and Slovak: derivative of Nosek ‘little nose’. 2. Slovak (Noška and Nôška): nickname from nôška, a diminutive of noša ‘back-pack’.

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

The surname Noska, as per the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen minimal fluctuations in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank slipped slightly from 40,552 in 2000 to 41,501 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.34 percent. However, the count or number of people with this surname rose by 3.15 percent from 508 to 524 during the same period. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals named Noska per 100,000 people experienced a slight contraction of 5.26 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,552	#41,501	-2.34%
Count	508	524	3.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Noska

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Noska surname identify as White, with minimal change from 95.87 percent in 2000 to 95.61 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 7.91 percent, rising from 1.77 percent in 2000 to 1.91 percent in 2010. There was a notable emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander representation within this surname category in 2010, standing at 0.95 percent, which was not recorded in 2000. Conversely, individuals who identified as being of two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, were registered in 2000 but not in 2010. The Black identity category had no representation in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.87%	95.61%	-0.27%
Hispanic	1.77%	1.91%	7.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.95%	0%
Two or More Races	0.98%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.18%	0%	0%