Noel Surname

2,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Grenada

Noel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Noel,' i.e. Christmas Day, Dies Natalis, reduced in French to Noel. Still given occasionally to children born on this great feast; compare Christmas, Tiffany, Pascal, Pentecost, Midwinter, &c.

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Noel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti87,9821:12112
United States38,7811:9,3461,135
France25,9521:2,559172
Canada15,2241:2,420283
Chad13,6721:994173
Tanzania11,3151:4,679635
Belgium5,9251:1,940129
Trinidad and Tobago2,9361:46547
Philippines2,7901:36,2865,570
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
England2,4221:23,0053,212
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
Nigeria2,3271:76,1255,448
Papua New Guinea2,1721:3,754192
DR Congo1,7311:42,6805,204
Grenada1,6381:669
Peru1,3131:24,2072,681
Kenya1,2281:37,6064,027
Malawi1,1761:14,5572,276
Cameroon1,1331:18,3312,507
Brazil1,1011:194,4367,502
Indonesia8331:158,76315,500
Vanuatu7081:37259
Iraq6971:50,2462,003
Australia6531:41,3415,305
Mauritius6061:2,134338
Germany5721:140,74417,046
Colombia5501:86,8623,374
South Africa5121:105,81612,779
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Dominican Republic4781:21,8261,422
Malaysia4501:65,5434,843
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Saint Lucia4371:40974
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Uganda4281:91,2139,428
India4151:1,848,35065,079
Argentina3921:109,0399,209
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Venezuela2891:104,5123,771
Spain2651:176,42312,522
Guyana2531:3,013555
Jersey2521:39414
Luxembourg1751:3,317429
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Ivory Coast1641:140,6786,676
Russia1641:878,79970,339
Panama1621:24,1501,507
Ireland1611:29,2482,622
Costa Rica1461:32,740920
New Zealand1441:31,4475,459
Thailand1331:531,11591,871
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1321:853184
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Barbados1041:2,764444
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Iran1011:760,22338,762
Bahamas1001:3,918436
Switzerland1001:82,1299,360
New Caledonia991:2,790365
Chile791:222,9936,896
Wales791:39,1713,833
French Polynesia741:3,795856
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
Benin681:151,99415,721
Austria601:141,92419,117
Seychelles531:1,743378
Dominica521:1,459267
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Cambodia471:329,5143,626
Jamaica461:62,3903,274
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Romania381:528,36539,789
Solomon Islands371:15,6762,975
Burundi361:272,357409
Antigua and Barbuda321:3,099465
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
United States Virgin Islands291:3,806627
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Cuba241:480,1135,719
Greece231:481,73061,288
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Turks and Caicos Islands221:1,560175
British Virgin Islands211:1,504212
Lebanon211:268,4339,626
Aruba181:5,749789
Malta181:23,9041,289
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Norway151:342,81932,589
Belize141:25,3911,935
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Belarus111:863,73365,346
China111:124,301,9616,553
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Monaco91:4,118434
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Togo91:805,3086,372
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Finland81:687,08836,047
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Oman41:921,9937,313
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Martin11:35,156229
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4121:59,1646,945
Jersey1901:27331
Guernsey1641:19929
Wales411:38,2542,050
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1911:11,9831,549

The alternate forms: Nõel (12), Noêl (11), Noél (8), Noèl (2), Nóel (1) & Nöël (1) are calculated separately.

Noel (932,160) may also be a first name.

Noel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Noel,' i.e. Christmas Day, Dies Natalis, reduced in French to Noel. Still given occasionally to children born on this great feast; compare Christmas, Tiffany, Pascal, Pentecost, Midwinter, &c. A famous old carol still preserves the word, and Halliwell quotes:

'Therfore let us alle syng nowelle, Nowelle! Nowelle! Nowelle! Nowelle! And Cryst save mery Ynglond.'

Ralph Noel, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Noel de Aubtanis, Somerset, ibid.

Noel atte Wynde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard Noel, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

1667. Peter Trovell and Hannah Noell: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1706. Noell, son of Noell Whiting: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

1768. Married — Rev. Rowney Noel and Maria Boothby Skrymsher: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(French-Latin) Children born at Christmastide were sometimes baptised by the French equivalent of our names Christmas and Midwinter [French noël, by euphony for naël, Christmas; Latin (dies) natalis, birthday] Adam Noel.—Scut. of Gascony, A.D.1242-3.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French, English) Descendant of Noel, a name given to a child born on Christmas Day.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

French Christmas. Originally a baptismal name, from the person's having been born on the day of that festival. William, the ancestor of all the English Noels, was living in the reign of Henry I., and was at that period lord of Ellenhall, co. Stafford. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men of England. Collins says that ' Noel,' and his wife Celestria, came into England at the Conquest, and that their son Robert was called Fitz-Noel, and hence the name and family.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(French.) Christmas; a name given probably to a child born at that time.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Roger and Einard Noel 1180; Stephen N. 1195; Geoffry, Hugh, Ralph, Robert, Stephen N. 1198 Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh, Thomas, William, England 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). Thomas was of Sussex and Salop; William of Kent; Hugh of Hertford. Robert Fitz-Noel and Robert Noel and others of the family, t. Henry I., founded Ranton Priory, Stafford (Mon. i. 53). Hence the Noels of England, Earls of Gainsborough.

The Norman People (1874)

(French), Nedelec (Armoric), Christmas (English), Christmas.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From Noailles; a location name in Normandy.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Noel: from Noailles in Oise.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Noel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Noel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Noel (Arabic: ناويل, Bengali: নোয়েল, Georgian: ნოელ, Hindi: नोएल, Marathi: नोएल, Oriya: େନାଏଲ, Russian: Ноэль, Tibetan: ནུལ་) is more frequently found in Haiti than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Nõel, Noêl, Noél, Noèl, Nóel or Nöël. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Noel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,286th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 30,333 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Noel live; 39 percent live in Caribbean and 37 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Noel is also the 980th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 932,160 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Haiti, where it is borne by 87,982 people, or 1 in 121. In Haiti Noel is most common in: Ouest, where 26 percent live, Artibonite, where 14 percent live and Sud-Est, where 10 percent live. Apart from Haiti Noel exists in 172 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Noel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Noel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Noel last name expanded 925 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 588 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 3,220 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Noel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Noel last name is primarily Catholic (60%) in Ireland, Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (81%) in Lebanon and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Noel last name are 6.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Noel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 34.05% less than the national average, earning €19,804 per year; in Norway they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning 354,507 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,862 per year; in South Africa they earn 26.55% more than the national average, earning R 300,732 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.59% less than the national average, earning $19,617,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $42,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.4% less than the national average, earning $42,527 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nõel9212/
Noêl9211/
Noél928/
Noèl922/
Nóel921/
Noell893,052/
Nouel892,163/
Nohel89557/
Nowel89436/
Noyel89322/
Noehl89117/
Noele8983/
Noiel8975/
Ngoel8973/
Nojel8919/
Noelp897/
Noelt892/
Hnoel891/
Noeld890/
Nooel890/
Nel86100,115/
Nol869,447/
Nöël831/
Nowell8011,962/
Noelle804,590/
Nohejl80616/
Nowele80235/
Naouel80198/
Noutel80122/
Noettl8028/
Noisel8027/
Noesel8025/
Noelpp8018/
Noitel8011/
Noheyl808/
Noetel808/
Ngouel807/
Noehle806/
Nouele805/
Ngooel804/
Noggel802/
Ngowel802/
Noesil802/
Nousel801/
Nouell801/
Noweel801/
D'Noel801/
Noelzz801/
Nooeld801/
Nowelh801/
Nohiel801/
Nohgel800/
Nnoell800/
Neal75147,864/
Noll7538,011/
Neil7536,046/
Nell7518,447/
Neel7518,049/
Niel757,826/
Nael754,848/
Noil754,801/
Nool753,730/
Nuel751,556/
Nehl751,021/
Noyl75914/
Noul75667/
Neul75627/
Niol75310/
Nelh75113/
Nyol7592/
Neyl7574/
Nelp7543/
Neld7541/
Noùl7524/
Nesl7523/
Nyel7522/
Nnol7515/
Nolh759/
Nejl758/
Nelt756/
Nojl752/
Gnel752/
Nnel751/
Neïl751/
Hnel751/
Noyelle732,060/
Noechel73127/
Nouelle7351/
Noessel7329/
Noelová735/
Naouele733/
Noweell731/
Nowelle731/
Gnouele731/
Nooeele731/
Ngohell731/
Nouisel731/
Naaouel731/
Nousell730/
Noisell730/
Noettel730/
Neill6732,863/
Neale6727,620/
Nehal6713,935/
Nayel6713,511/
Nhiel674,758/
Neild672,302/
Neeld671,019/
Neall67911/
Niell67873/
Naiel67611/
Nejal67543/
Nágel67444/
Noyal67418/
Negli67374/
Nahel67326/
Noule67275/
Nohelová67272/
Nl67231/
Nuell67227/
Ngoul67194/
Noyle67187/
Neile67176/
Noial67172/
Nawel67127/
Niehl67127/
Nheil67104/
Neule6781/
Ngoyl6772/
Noyol6759/
Neyal6755/
Ånell6754/
Nouil6752/
Nejel6751/
Nõgel6750/
Noole6748/
Noail6742/
Najel6736/
Najol6736/
Nauel6736/
Neyle6735/
Nohýl6726/
Noesselt6722/
Nusel6721/
Neyol6721/
Nayol6719/
Nyiel6719/
Nojal6718/
Nooll6718/
Noile6717/
Naele6717/
Nijel6715/
Neuel6715/
Niyel6713/
Nógel6713/
Ngoil6712/
Nyoll6712/
Nealt6711/
Nahouele6710/
Nouissel679/
Neeal678/
Nohil678/
Neell678/
Noitl678/
Neald676/
Nejil676/
Neisl676/
Niyol675/
Ngael675/
Noyil675/
Nojol675/
Nouël675/
Naeyl675/
Nejol675/
Neuil674/
Naiol673/
Nehld673/
Nujol673/
Nohelova673/
Gneil672/
Nucel672/
Neual672/
Neull672/
Naael672/
Nyell672/
Neelh672/
Neyil672/
Nheel672/
Noessell672/
Nutel672/
Naell672/
Noull672/
Ngeel672/
Hænel672/
Nellø672/
Nohyl672/
Nould671/
Nieal671/
Neesl671/
Neiil671/
Neitl671/
Neldd671/
Nelld671/
Nheal671/
Noechell671/
Neuld671/
Nealh671/
Nehàl671/
Noill671/
Nelll671/
Neelt671/
Noeschel671/
Nneil671/
Nieyl671/
Nijol671/
Nyoal671/
Nàwel671/
Nôele671/
Hneal671/
Nyohl671/
Neldt671/
Nehyl671/
Nujel671/
Neial670/
Neal-670/
Nelph670/
Hnoll670/
Nuehl670/

Noel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noel in the Georgian language
ნოელnoel-
Noel in the Tibetan language
ནུལ་nul-
Noel in the Bengali language
নোয়েলnoyela-
Noel in the Oriya language
େନାଏଲena'ela-
Noel in the Hindi language
नोएलno'ela73.53
नोयलnoyala23.53
नोलnola1.47
Noel in the Marathi language
नोएलno'ela69.16
नोवेलnovela11.45
नोयेलnoyela7.93
नॉवेलnovela3.52
नोअेलnoaela3.52
नोलnola0.44
Noel in the Russian language
Ноэльnoel-
Noel in the Arabic language
ناويلnawyl-

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