Explore the Family Name Nowland

The meaning of Nowland

1. Irish: variant of Nolan. 2. Possibly an altered form of German Nauland (see Newland).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Nowland has seen a slight decrease in terms of ranking between 2000 and 2010, moving from rank 22304 to 22646, a change of -1.53 percent. However, the count of individuals with this last name increased by 5.1 percent during the same period, growing from 1078 to 1133. The proportion of people with the Nowland surname per 100k also saw a minor decline of -5.0 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,304	#22,646	-1.53%
Count	1,078	1,133	5.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.38	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nowland

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010 for the surname Nowland. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and two or more races dropped to zero from 0.46 and 1.48 respectively. The representation of White individuals decreased slightly by 2.09 percent to 94.09 percent, still making up the majority. However, the percentage of Hispanic individuals increased significantly by 108.60 percent, jumping from 0.93 percent to 1.94 percent. The percentage of Black individuals also grew by 54.35 percent, reaching 0.71 percent in 2010. Interestingly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native representation saw the most substantial growth of 308.93 percent, although the total percentage remained relatively small at 2.29 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.1%	94.09%	-2.09%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.56%	2.29%	308.93%
Hispanic	0.93%	1.94%	108.6%
Black	0.46%	0.71%	54.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.46%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.48%	0%	0%