Noble Surname
Approximately 130,892 people bear this surname
Noble Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the noble,' excellent, Illustrious. This complimentary sobriquet was not allowed to die out by the fortunate possessors, and they have bred a large progeny.
Amice le Noble, Huntingdonshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameNoble Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54,702 | 1:6,626 | 779 |
| England | 19,746 | 1:2,822 | 378 |
| Philippines | 12,335 | 1:8,207 | 752 |
| Australia | 10,038 | 1:2,689 | 360 |
| Canada | 8,488 | 1:4,341 | 594 |
| South Africa | 3,791 | 1:14,291 | 1,803 |
| Scotland | 3,714 | 1:1,442 | 248 |
| Uruguay | 1,863 | 1:1,842 | 228 |
| France | 1,617 | 1:41,078 | 5,144 |
| New Zealand | 1,409 | 1:3,214 | 485 |
| Jamaica | 1,203 | 1:2,386 | 369 |
| Nigeria | 922 | 1:192,129 | 11,625 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Mexico | 833 | 1:149,011 | 4,620 |
| Northern Ireland | 797 | 1:2,315 | 481 |
| Argentina | 793 | 1:53,901 | 4,542 |
| India | 793 | 1:967,296 | 41,243 |
| Colombia | 778 | 1:61,406 | 2,861 |
| Wales | 636 | 1:4,866 | 526 |
| Spain | 622 | 1:75,164 | 6,586 |
| Dominican Republic | 532 | 1:19,611 | 1,306 |
| Ecuador | 523 | 1:30,413 | 3,709 |
| Brazil | 437 | 1:489,873 | 18,497 |
| Guyana | 407 | 1:1,873 | 334 |
| Ireland | 371 | 1:12,693 | 1,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 281 | 1:54,940 | 8,330 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Singapore | 146 | 1:37,724 | 1,403 |
| Belize | 139 | 1:2,557 | 540 |
| Switzerland | 126 | 1:65,182 | 7,970 |
| Thailand | 118 | 1:598,630 | 101,799 |
| French Polynesia | 104 | 1:2,700 | 546 |
| Swaziland | 101 | 1:12,853 | 583 |
| Germany | 94 | 1:856,441 | 61,781 |
| Netherlands | 75 | 1:225,162 | 29,957 |
| Cambodia | 62 | 1:249,793 | 3,279 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Iran | 50 | 1:1,535,650 | 60,563 |
| Namibia | 47 | 1:51,264 | 6,204 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Ghana | 41 | 1:659,041 | 11,448 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 41 | 1:33,268 | 3,344 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Jersey | 37 | 1:2,681 | 461 |
| Panama | 37 | 1:105,737 | 3,952 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| El Salvador | 26 | 1:243,996 | 2,219 |
| Isle of Man | 24 | 1:3,576 | 767 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| United Arab Emirates | 23 | 1:398,360 | 23,003 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Hong Kong | 17 | 1:431,499 | 3,260 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Egypt | 13 | 1:7,071,981 | 48,111 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 1:295,845 | 2,647 |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 1:15,935,677 | 13,533 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 1:11,580,757 | 2,851 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| DR Congo | 6 | 1:12,313,262 | 182,887 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Laos | 3 | 1:2,196,108 | 1,879 |
| Myanmar | 3 | 1:17,312,662 | 2,080 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1:48,773,131 | 29,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Malawi | 2 | 1:8,559,554 | 34,093 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Somalia | 2 | 1:6,726,030 | 9,210 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,111 | 1:3,987 | 702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9,566 | 1:2,548 | 367 |
| Scotland | 2,780 | 1:1,346 | 243 |
| Wales | 128 | 1:12,253 | 745 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,653 | 1:4,310 | 531 |
The alternate forms: Noblé (1) & Nóblé (1) are calculated separately.
Noble (82,567) may also be a first name.
Noble Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the noble,' excellent, Illustrious. This complimentary sobriquet was not allowed to die out by the fortunate possessors, and they have bred a large progeny.
Amice le Noble, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugh le Noble, Bedfordshire ibid.
Thomas le Noble, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Robertus Nobill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1607. Michael Noble, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1670. Baptised — Catherine, d. Mark Noble: Kensington Parish Reg.
An English family of this name settled in East Lothian as subvassals of the family of de Vallibus (Vaux) at the end of the twelfth century. William Nobilis held part of the lands of Garmilton under William de Vallibus (Neubotle, 117). He was succeeded by his son Radulph who confirmed his father's grants (ibid., 118). Radulphus Nobilis witnessed a grant by Vinianus de Mulineys to the Hospital of Soltre, 1198-1234 (Solire, p. II), and between 1214-30 he witnessed an agreement between the monks of Neubotle and Adam Malherb, lord of Morham (Neubotle, p. 67). A charter by Radolphus le Noble and Thomas le Noble, his son, of the lands of Ylviston, i.e. Eliston, in Edinburghshire, to Sir David Graham, was confirmed by Alexander III, 1253 (Nisbet on RR.). Thomas le Noble and Patrick le Noble of Edinburghshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 199). In 1337 the lands of Garleton-Noble were forfeited. John Nobil appears as a religious of Neubotle in 1398 (LSC., 110). Vilyam Nobile was chamberlain and procurator of the abbot of Arnbroath at Inverness in 1464 (RAA., II. 156), and the Nobles of that town may be descended from him. In 1467 the Nobles of Ferm had a charter of the lands of Ferm, now called Coates, near Rutherglen (Nisbet). Alexander Nobill and John Nobill were murdered in Inverness in 1497 (Mackintosh, Invernessiana, p. 165), and William Nobill was tenant of Culcowe, Ardmanoch, 1504 (ER., XII, p. 662). Patrick Nobill had a remission for his share in holding Dumbarton Castle against the king, 1489 (APS., XII, p. 34). Robert Nobill who witnessed a sasine in favor of Mathew Stewart, son of the earl of Lennox, 1490 (Lennox, II, p. 140), is probably Robert: Nobill in the burgh of Dunbertane mentioned in 1495 (REG., p. 492). A family of the name held land in Dumbartonshire in the seventeenth century (Retours, Dumbarton). Alan Nobill was tenant in barony of Stobo, 1512 (Rental). See Macnoble.
(Anglo-French-Latin) [French noble; Latin nobil-is, well-known, noble]
MIF 281*
(English) An illustrious or famous person, or one possessing dignity, or of high birth or exalted rank, name sometimes given ironically.
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 H.R.
Great, elevated, dignified.
Walter and Gillebert le Noble, Normandy 1180 - 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert and Roger Nobilis, Eng. 1194-1200 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
From the Dutch, Nobel; from the Flemish, Nobels; a personal name.
Noble Demographics
Average Noble Salary in
United States
$42,810 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Noble Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Noble Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Noble (Arabic: الآبي, Hindi: नोबुल, Marathi: नोबल) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Noblé or Nóblé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Noble? popularity and diffusion
The last name Noble is the 4,305th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 55,676 people. Noble occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Noble live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 12,048th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 82,567 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 54,702 people, or 1 in 6,626. In The United States Noble is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 153 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.
Noble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Noble has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 469 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 497 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Noble Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Noble surname is predominantly Anglican (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States Noble are 11.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.79% being registered with the political party.
The amount Noble earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.12% less than the national average, earning 269,544 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning R 262,080 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.99% less than the national average, earning $16,801,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $42,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $53,438 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Noble Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Noble in the Marathi language | ||
| नोबल | nobala | 75 |
| नोबळे | nobale | 12.5 |
| नोबेल | nobela | 8.33 |
| नोबले | nobale | 4.17 |
| Noble in the Hindi language | ||
| नोबुल | nobula | 62.5 |
| नोबल | nobala | 25 |
| नोबिल | nobila | 12.5 |
| Noble in the Arabic language | ||
| الآبي | alaby | - |
| الأبي | alaby | - |
| الابى | alaby | - |
| النبيل | alnbyl | - |
| نبلا | nbla | - |
| نبيلا | nbyla | - |
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