Noyes Surname

34,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Noyes Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller by a Nut-Tree; spec., a Walnut-Tree [French noix (Old French nois), a walnut, nut; Latin nux, nucis, a nut (-tree]

Noyes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,0531:27,7683,470
England7241:76,9598,686
Canada7221:51,0336,164
Australia4491:60,1247,285
France2681:247,84638,285
Wales811:38,2043,749
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Turks and Caicos Islands131:2,641268
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Israel91:950,84857,975
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Guam81:20,0153,029
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Scotland61:892,30328,047
China61:227,886,92811,701
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6581:37,0454,799
Wales261:60,3242,968
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9651:10,1151,310

Noyes (132) may also be a first name.

Noyes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller by a Nut-Tree; spec., a Walnut-Tree [French noix (Old French nois), a walnut, nut; Latin nux, nucis, a nut (-tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Noah” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller at, or near, a walnut tree.

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

The family of Noyes of Wiltshire and Sussex have, time out of mind, borne the same arms as that of Noye of Cornwall, to which the celebrated attorney-general of Charles I. belonged. There is a tradition that three brothers of the name came over from Normandy about the time of the Conquest, and settled in the counties of Wilts, Hants, and Cornwall. The name is supposed to be derived from Noye or Noyon in Normandy, anciently called Noyon-sur-Andelle, but now Charleval, in the canton of Grainville; but there are several localities in that province called Noyers, which may have an equal claim. The various spellings of the name are Noye, De Noye, De la Noye, Noise, Noys, Noyse. Inf. T. Herbert Noyes, Esq., junr.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Noy is an abbreviation for Noah. "In England, in the seventeenth century, Attorney—General Noy was succeeded by Sir John Banks, and Chief—justice Heath being found guilty of bribery, Sir John Finch obtained the office; hence it was said:

"Noy's flood is gone,

The Banks appear,

Heath is shorn down,

And Finch sings here."—Lower.

In the Cornish British, Noi is a nephew, and Noys night.

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

Richard Nois 1180-95. Osbert and William de Nois, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Newers: are derived from Noyers in Eure.

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

Noyes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noyes occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noyes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,179th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 469,922 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Noyes reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Noyes is also the 807,735th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 132 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 13,053 people, or 1 in 27,768. In The United States Noyes is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Maine, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Noyes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Noyes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Noyes last name increased 263 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 312 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Noyes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Noyes surname are 5.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Noyes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $49,418 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noyese912/
Noyesh911/
Nouyes910/
Noye893,406/
Noes89902/
Noys8932/
Nyes8910/
Ngoye805,971/
Nayes803,978/
Noyce802,916/
Noyez80549/
Nyeső80362/
Noyed80176/
Noyse80110/
Nouye8080/
Noyet8069/
Noess8068/
Neyes8048/
Nuyes8033/
Noyas8027/
Nowes8024/
Gnoye8017/
Nojes8016/
Ngoes8013/
Nnoye8010/
Noyeh8010/
Noyie809/
Noyep809/
Noyst808/
Noyos806/
Noyee804/
Nyoye803/
Noues803/
Noies802/
Noyss801/
Hnyes801/
Noyis801/
Noesh801/
Nyies801/
Nyess801/
Niyes800/
Noiys800/
Noy75120,411/
Noe7553,898/
Nye7524,594/
Nayesh73462/
Nouyep73166/
Noyeau73149/
Naioes73125/
N'Goye73115/
Nooyos7364/
Ngooye7316/
Ngoyos739/
Noesch736/
Nojies736/
Nieyes734/
Nayese734/
Nayies734/
Nohyee734/
Ngoyeh733/
Nooyee733/
Naoues732/
Nouyos732/
Nayees731/
Nouyee731/
Nowezs731/
Noyace731/
Nouess731/
Nogies731/
Niyesh731/
Nouies731/
Nojees731/
Nouyet731/
Noyise731/
Noyist731/
Nowese731/
Nayess731/
Nayest731/
Ngohye731/
Gnoyce731/
Nnoeye731/
Nuoyos731/
Noyieh731/
Noiyos731/
Ngoyas731/
Nouese730/
Neyess730/
Noyyse730/
Ngoy671,339,364/
Noya6724,041/
Ngoe6711,048/
Nies679,290/
Naye677,774/
Neis677,508/
Nees674,969/
Neye673,795/
Neus671,933/
Neas671,621/
Nowe671,519/
Neys671,389/
Naes671,230/
Nyeh671,047/
Noje67972/
Nyoy67871/
Noyo67859/
Nays67799/
Nooy67517/
Nuye67516/
Noie67504/
Noyd67412/
Gnoy67401/
Noue67398/
Nues67353/
Noyi67279/
Noez67273/
Nouy67272/
Niye67263/
Nois67249/
Nyie67226/
Nous67218/
Nyoe67107/
Nuys67104/
Nohy6737/
Noyé6733/
Nyez6731/
Nhoy6731/
Noyt6725/
Nnye6722/
Nuoy6712/
Noyeaux677/
Noiy677/
Noyc676/
Noyheed675/
Nnoe674/
N'Ye673/
Noyh673/
Nhye672/
Nejs672/
Noyishe672/
Noohies671/
Gnuoyed671/
N'Goyos671/
Noyhaus671/
Noyè671/
Ngohyeh671/
N'Oe671/
Néye671/
Hnoy671/
Nyje671/
Noyz671/

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