How common is the surname Nokes?

1,918 people in the United States had the surname Nokes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 160,973 Americans. It ranked 15,303rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nokes?

Malcolm Nokes, British athlete (1897-1986).

Where is the surname Nokes most common?

Wikidata records people named Nokes in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Nokes getting more or less common?

More common. 1,843 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,918 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Nokes

A surname, carried by 1,918 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex N220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nokes is more common than 90.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,918 people named Nokes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 160,973 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,843.

#15,303

rank among US surnames

1,918

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #14,778)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,296	Brasfield	1,919	160,889
#15,303	Canto	1,918	160,973
#15,309	Kinner	1,917	161,057

Who is named Nokes

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

88% of people named Nokes identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nokess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Malcolm Nokes
British athlete (1897-1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nokes

Noakes

Nokes has the Soundex code N220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N220.

Questions

How common is the surname Nokes?: 1,918 people in the United States had the surname Nokes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 160,973 Americans. It ranked 15,303rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nokes?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Nokes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nokes?: Malcolm Nokes, British athlete (1897-1986).
Where is the surname Nokes most common?: Wikidata records people named Nokes in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Nokes getting more or less common?: More common. 1,843 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,918 in 2010, up 4.1%.