Noble is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, France, Netherlands. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Noble
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, France, Netherlands
Meaning:

Refers either to the physical structure, or to the rank, of the primitive bearer. There is, besides several Le Nobles, one Agnes la Noble in Hundred Rolls.

An illustrous or famous person, or one possessing dignity, or of high birth or exalted rank, a name sometimes given ironically.

How popular is Noble?

Noble is common in United States, England, Philippines, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Scotland, Uruguay, France, New Zealand, Jamaica, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Argentina, India, Colombia, Wales, Spain, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Brazil, Guyana, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Singapore, Belize, Switzerland, Thailand, French Polynesia, Swaziland.

Noble is ranked 4305 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Noble bearers increased by 3.61 per cent in 2010 US census to 41667 since 2000, the surname slipped by 45 spots and ranked at 829. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.69 80.83
Black 14.4 13.46
Hispanic or Latino 3.4 2.17
Others 2.12 1.8
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.65 1.07
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.74 0.66
Noble is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 130880 people have been found who wears Noble as their family name. Noble is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Noble:
780 United States54,691
378 England19,746
752 Philippines12,335
360 Australia10,038
Countries with thousands of Noble:
594 Canada8,487
1,803 South Africa3,791
248 Scotland3,714
228 Uruguay1,863
5,144 France1,617
485 New Zealand1,409
369 Jamaica1,203
Countries with hundreds of Noble:
11,625 Nigeria922
4,846 Saudi Arabia914
4,620 Mexico833
481 Northern Ireland797
4,542 Argentina793
41,243 India793
2,861 Colombia778
526 Wales636
6,586 Spain622
1,306 Dominican Republic532
3,709 Ecuador523
18,499 Brazil437
334 Guyana407
1,532 Ireland371
8,330 Zimbabwe281
34,956 Morocco170
1,403 Singapore146
540 Belize139
7,970 Switzerland126
101,799 Thailand118
546 French Polynesia104
583 Swaziland101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
61,781 Germany94
29,957 Netherlands75
3,279 Cambodia62
4,582 Bahrain59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,388 Botswana50
60,563 Iran50
6,204 Namibia47
1,249 New Caledonia47
15,522 Sweden44
11,448 Ghana41
3,344 Trinidad and Tobago41
179,945 Indonesia40
10,676 Kuwait39
461 Jersey37
3,952 Panama37
37,845 Belgium34
40,799 Malaysia33
12,265 Portugal28
16,975 Denmark27
2,219 El Salvador26
767 Isle of Man24
40,927 Pakistan24
23,003 United Arab Emirates23
60,490 Uganda22
3,539 China21
27,149 Norway20
20,059 Venezuela20
3,260 Hong Kong17
24,503 Peru17
1,045 Aruba14
11,030 Taiwan14
48,111 Egypt13
74,307 Papua New Guinea13
2,098 Guam12
2,647 Puerto Rico12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
13,533 Bangladesh10
45,945 Japan10
20,130 Afghanistan9
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
4,381 Costa Rica9
30,726 Qatar9
53,030 Hungary8
115,463 Italy8
138,864 Poland8
2,851 Vietnam8
1,286 Bermuda7
668 Monaco7
2,111 United States Virgin Islands7
105,647 Czechia6
182,887 DR Congo6
991 Gibraltar6
75,466 Israel6
52,907 Kenya6
939 Northern Mariana Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old Sally Noble who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 1, 1846 by Junius put out from Liverpool. John Noble (35) Spinner, Farmer Robert Noble, 25 years old U Noble, Bonnet maker/ hatter William Noble, Elizth. Noble (21) Maid, 10 years old Edward Noble, Edward Noble, aged 10, Sarah Noble, aged 16, and 78 other Noble majority of whom were servant and others worked as mechanic and workman, spinster, carpenter migrated to US from Liverpool, Sligo and London.

From Italy

Felix Noble was 22 years old when he migrated to New York on February 12, 1883 with Farmer Felix Noble. He lived in Italy where he worked as farmer and took Labrador from Havre.

From Germany

32 years old farmer Wilhelm Noble who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on February 16, 1850 by Fanny put out from Antwerp. Bonj. Noble, Hnry Noble, aged 30, 9 years old R. Noble, S. Noble (16) Laborer, Heyrak Noble, aged 25, Henriette Noble, 23 years old Lauson Noble, August Noble (25) Laborer, 26 years old Louisa Noble, are others that migrated to US from Liverpool, Bremen and Liverpool & Queenstown.

Noble Namesakes

  • Charles Sherwood Noble, invented a minimum disturbance cultivator called the Noble blade
  • Maurice Noble, American animation production designer
  • Edward J. Noble, American broadcasting and candy industrialist originally
  • Weston Noble, American music educator and conductor
  • T. Tertius Noble, English-born organist and composer
  • Iain Noble, businessman
  • Gladwyn Kingsley Noble, American zoologist
  • Calvin L. Noble, born October 13, 1813
  • Percy Verner Noble, Canadian politician
  • David W. Noble, American historian and historiographer
  • Allan Noble, English naval commander, politician, and diplomat
  • Matthew Noble, leading British portrait sculptor
  • Elmer Noble,
  • Dennis Noble, noted British baritone and teacher
  • David A. Noble, politician and judge
  • William H. Noble, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Gil Noble, American television reporter and interviewer
  • Butler Noble, seventh Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin under Governor Alexander Randall
  • Bernard Noble, teacher and university lecturer, a translator of works of philosophy and international jurisprudence, a senior ranking United Nations employee
  • Robert Noble, Canadian physician
  • Denis Noble, British biologist
  • Daniel E. Noble, scientist
  • Ross Noble, English stand-up comedian and actor
  • John Noble, Australian actor and theatre director of more than 80 plays
  • Richard Noble, British entrepreneur
  • Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, arranger
  • Ivan Noble, British journalist who worked for BBC News Online
  • Chelsea Noble, American actress
  • John W. Noble, American film director and screenwriter during the silent era
  • John Willock Noble, U.S. lawyer and brevet brigadier general
  • Andre Noble, Canadian television and film actor
  • Jamie Noble, professional wrestler
  • Stuart Noble, Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Lowland Football League side Gala Fairydean Rovers
  • Trisha Noble, Australian singer and actress
  • David F. Noble, critical historian of technology
  • Cecil Noble, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Emma Noble, English model and actress
  • Reg Noble, Canadian professional ice hockey forward and defenceman
  • Noah Noble, fifth Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana
  • Monty Noble, Australian cricketer
  • Paul Noble, British visual artist
  • Elaine Noble, American politician and LGBT activist
  • Shamako Noble, hip hop artist, cultural organizer
  • Brandon Noble, former American football defensive tackle
  • Mark Noble, English footballer
  • Kay Noble, American professional wrestler
  • Adrian Noble, theatre director
  • Thomas Satterwhite Noble, American painter as well as the first head of the McMicken School of Design
  • Patrick Noble, 57th Governor of South Carolina
  • Young Noble, American rapper
  • Eleanor Noble, Canadian actress
  • Peter Noble, football forward
  • Reagan Noble, South African footballer

Noble Namesakes

  • Charles Sherwood Noble, invented a minimum disturbance cultivator called the Noble blade
  • Maurice Noble, American animation production designer
  • Edward J. Noble, American broadcasting and candy industrialist originally
  • Weston Noble, American music educator and conductor
  • T. Tertius Noble, English-born organist and composer
  • Iain Noble, businessman
  • Gladwyn Kingsley Noble, American zoologist
  • Calvin L. Noble, born October 13, 1813
  • Percy Verner Noble, Canadian politician
  • David W. Noble, American historian and historiographer
  • Allan Noble, English naval commander, politician, and diplomat
  • Matthew Noble, leading British portrait sculptor
  • Elmer Noble,
  • Dennis Noble, noted British baritone and teacher
  • David A. Noble, politician and judge
  • William H. Noble, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Gil Noble, American television reporter and interviewer
  • Butler Noble, seventh Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin under Governor Alexander Randall
  • Bernard Noble, teacher and university lecturer, a translator of works of philosophy and international jurisprudence, a senior ranking United Nations employee
  • Robert Noble, Canadian physician
  • Denis Noble, British biologist
  • Daniel E. Noble, scientist
  • Ross Noble, English stand-up comedian and actor
  • John Noble, Australian actor and theatre director of more than 80 plays
  • Richard Noble, British entrepreneur
  • Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, arranger
  • Ivan Noble, British journalist who worked for BBC News Online
  • Chelsea Noble, American actress
  • John W. Noble, American film director and screenwriter during the silent era
  • John Willock Noble, U.S. lawyer and brevet brigadier general
  • Andre Noble, Canadian television and film actor
  • Jamie Noble, professional wrestler
  • Stuart Noble, Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Lowland Football League side Gala Fairydean Rovers
  • Trisha Noble, Australian singer and actress
  • David F. Noble, critical historian of technology
  • Cecil Noble, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Emma Noble, English model and actress
  • Reg Noble, Canadian professional ice hockey forward and defenceman
  • Noah Noble, fifth Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana
  • Monty Noble, Australian cricketer
  • Paul Noble, British visual artist
  • Elaine Noble, American politician and LGBT activist
  • Shamako Noble, hip hop artist, cultural organizer
  • Brandon Noble, former American football defensive tackle
  • Mark Noble, English footballer
  • Kay Noble, American professional wrestler
  • Adrian Noble, theatre director
  • Thomas Satterwhite Noble, American painter as well as the first head of the McMicken School of Design
  • Patrick Noble, 57th Governor of South Carolina
  • Young Noble, American rapper
  • Eleanor Noble, Canadian actress
  • Peter Noble, football forward
  • Reagan Noble, South African footballer

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