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    The surname Nolet

    A French surname, carried by 584 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈnoʊlɛt/ 2 syllables Soundex N430

    Nolet: #37,993 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Nolet #37,993, 584 people Nolet: #37,993 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Nolet #37,993, 584 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nolet is more common than 76.6% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From French Nolet, an apheretic form of personal names like Renolet, diminutive form of Renaud.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 584 people named Nolet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 528,674 Americans. That is down 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 609.

    #37,993
    rank among US surnames
    584
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #35,053)

    Who is named Nolet

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

    92% of people named Nolet identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as two or more races and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Nolet

    Nolet has the Soundex code N430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N430.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Nolet come from?
    From French Nolet, an apheretic form of personal names like Renolet, diminutive form of Renaud.
    How common is the surname Nolet?
    584 people in the United States had the surname Nolet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 528,674 Americans. It ranked 37,993rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nolet?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Nolet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as two or more races.
    How do you pronounce Nolet?
    Nolet is /ˈnoʊlɛt/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Nolet getting more or less common?
    Less common. 609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 584 in 2010, down 4.1%.
    What are other spellings of Nolet?
    Nolette and Nollette.