How common is the surname Noh?

2,427 people in the United States had the surname Noh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,213 Americans. It ranked 12,720th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Noh?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Noh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Noh?

Roh Moo-hyun, 16th President of the Republic of Korea (1946–2009).

Where is the surname Noh most common?

Wikidata records people named Noh in South Korea.

Is the surname Noh getting more or less common?

More common. 1,427 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,427 in 2010, up 70%.

The surname Noh

A surname, carried by 2,427 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex N000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Noh is more common than 92.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,427 people named Noh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,213 Americans. That is up 70% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,427.

#12,720

rank among US surnames

2,427

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+70.1%

change since 2000 (was #18,025)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,711	Gans	2,429	127,108
#12,715	Duclos	2,428	127,160
#12,720	Marlatt	2,427	127,213
#12,724	Palmeri	2,426	127,265
#12,729	McLennan	2,425	127,318

Who is named Noh

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

88% of people named Noh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
White (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Nohs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roh Moo-hyun
16th President of the Republic of Korea (1946–2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Noh

Noh has the Soundex code N000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N000.

Questions

How common is the surname Noh?: 2,427 people in the United States had the surname Noh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,213 Americans. It ranked 12,720th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Noh?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Noh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Noh?: Roh Moo-hyun, 16th President of the Republic of Korea (1946–2009).
Where is the surname Noh most common?: Wikidata records people named Noh in South Korea.
Is the surname Noh getting more or less common?: More common. 1,427 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,427 in 2010, up 70%.