How common is the surname Nora?

1,142 people in the United States had the surname Nora in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 270,355 Americans. It ranked 22,516th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Nora getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,203 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,142 in 2010, down 5.1%.

Is Nora also a first name?

Yes. Nora 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 Nora

A surname, carried by 1,142 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N600 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). Nora is more common than 86.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,142 people named Nora in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 270,355 Americans. That is down 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,203.

#22,516

rank among US surnames

1,142

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-5.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,497)

Who is named Nora

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

32% of people named Nora identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 32%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 27%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nora

Nora 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 Nora?: 1,142 people in the United States had the surname Nora in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 270,355 Americans. It ranked 22,516th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nora?: In the 2010 Census, 32% of people named Nora identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Nora getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,203 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,142 in 2010, down 5.1%.
Is Nora also a first name?: Yes. Nora 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.