# Noble (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/noble/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 41,667 |
| US rank (2010) | 829 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,410 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (40,217 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From noble.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Noble in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Noble in the United States, Australia, Argentina, the United Kingdom and Germany.

## People named Noble

- John Noble, Australian actor and director
- Jamie Noble, American professional wrestler
- Cindy Noble, American basketball player (born 1958)
- Ronald Noble, American law enforcement officer
- Denis Noble, British biologist
- John Willock Noble, American politician (1831–1912)
- Ernestina Herrera de Noble, Argentine publisher and executive (1925–2017)
- Monty Noble, Australian cricketer (1873-1940)
- James Noble, American actor (1922-2016)
- Bailey Noble, American actress
- Chuck Noble, American basketball player (1931–2011)
- James Noble, American politician from Indiana (1785-1831)

and 6 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Nobile, Neville, Napoli, Nebel, Novello, Newbill, Novelli.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.