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    The surname Noor

    A surname, carried by 2,555 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex N600

    Noor: #12,192 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Noor #12,192, 2,555 people Noor: #12,192 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Noor #12,192, 2,555 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Noor is more common than 92.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,555 people named Noor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,840 Americans. That is up 112% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,204.

    #12,192
    rank among US surnames
    2,555
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +112.2%
    change since 2000 (was #20,484)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,186Gayton2,557120,745
    #12,188Alldredge2,556120,792
    #12,192Vento2,555120,840
    #12,198Moro2,554120,887
    #12,199Baney2,553120,934

    Who is named Noor

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

    40% of people named Noor identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 17% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 40%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 36%
    • White (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Two or more races 6.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

    Famous Noors

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Asaduzzaman Noor
      Bangladeshi politician and actor, born 1946

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Noor

    Noor has the Soundex code N600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N600.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Noor?
    2,555 people in the United States had the surname Noor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,840 Americans. It ranked 12,192nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Noor?
    In the 2010 Census, 40% of people named Noor identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Noor?
    Asaduzzaman Noor, Bangladeshi politician and actor.
    Where is the surname Noor most common?
    Wikidata records people named Noor in Bangladesh.
    Is the surname Noor getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,204 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,555 in 2010, up 112%.