How common is the surname Noonan?

13,286 people in the United States had the surname Noonan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,238 Americans. It ranked 2,711th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Noonan?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Noonan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Noonan?

Tom Noonan, American actor, director, and screenwriter (1951-2026), followed by Tommy Noonan.

Where is the surname Noonan most common?

Wikidata records people named Noonan in the United States and Australia.

How do you pronounce Noonan?

Noonan is /ˈnu.nən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Noonan getting more or less common?

More common. 12,641 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,286 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Noonan

An Irish surname, carried by 13,286 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈnu.nən/ 2 syllables Soundex N550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Noonan is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicization of Irish Ó hIonmhaineáin, from Ionmhaineán, a given name derived from the diminutive of Ionmhain (“beloved, dear”).

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,286 people named Noonan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,238 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,641.

#2,711

rank among US surnames

13,286

people in 2010

4.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,625)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,703	Tam	13,327	23,167
#2,704	Bales	13,326	23,169
#2,705	Bourgeois	13,325	23,170
#2,706	Carrington	13,320	23,179
#2,707	Jasso	13,318	23,183
#2,708	Ko	13,312	23,193
#2,709	Stockton	13,306	23,203

Who is named Noonan

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

95% of people named Noonan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Noonans

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Noonan
American actor, director, and screenwriter (1951-2026)
Tommy Noonan
American actor, screenwriter and producer (1921-1968)
Pat Noonan
American soccer player and coach, born 1980
Chris Noonan
Australian film director 1952-
Daniel Noonan
Australian rower, born 1979
Fred Noonan
American flight navigator, sea captain, and aviation pioneer, 1893–1938
Peggy Noonan
American author and conservative columnist, born 1950
John Gerard Noonan
American Catholic bishop, born 1951
Kerry Noonan
American actress, born 1960

Notable Noonans come mostly from the United States (7) and Australia (2).

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Noonan come from?: Anglicization of Irish Ó hIonmhaineáin, from Ionmhaineán, a given name derived from the diminutive of Ionmhain (“beloved, dear”).
How common is the surname Noonan?: 13,286 people in the United States had the surname Noonan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,238 Americans. It ranked 2,711th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Noonan?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Noonan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Noonan?: Tom Noonan, American actor, director, and screenwriter (1951-2026), followed by Tommy Noonan.
Where is the surname Noonan most common?: Wikidata records people named Noonan in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Noonan?: Noonan is /ˈnu.nən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Noonan getting more or less common?: More common. 12,641 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,286 in 2010, up 5.1%.