How common is the surname Nola?

654 people in the United States had the surname Nola in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 472,088 Americans. It ranked 34,574th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nola?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Nola identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Nola?

Aaron Nola, American baseball player (born 1993).

Where is the surname Nola most common?

Wikidata records people named Nola in the United States.

Is the surname Nola getting more or less common?

Less common. 688 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 654 in 2010, down 4.9%.

Is Nola also a first name?

Yes. Nola is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Nola

An Italian surname, carried by 654 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nola is more common than 78.7% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

From Finola, from Irish Fionnghuala. In the US, also under the influence of the male name Nolan (which see).

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 654 people named Nola in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 472,088 Americans. That is down 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 688.

#34,574

rank among US surnames

654

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-4.9%

change since 2000 (was #31,738)

Who is named Nola

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

81% of people named Nola identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Asian and Pacific Islander 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nolas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Aaron Nola
American baseball player (born 1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nola

Nola has the Soundex code N400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N400.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nola come from?: From Finola, from Irish Fionnghuala. In the US, also under the influence of the male name Nolan (which see).
How common is the surname Nola?: 654 people in the United States had the surname Nola in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 472,088 Americans. It ranked 34,574th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nola?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Nola identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Nola?: Aaron Nola, American baseball player (born 1993).
Where is the surname Nola most common?: Wikidata records people named Nola in the United States.
Is the surname Nola getting more or less common?: Less common. 688 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 654 in 2010, down 4.9%.
Is Nola also a first name?: Yes. Nola is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.