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    The surname Novo

    A surname, carried by 1,091 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex N100

    Novo: #23,333 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Novo #23,333, 1,091 people Novo: #23,333 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Novo #23,333, 1,091 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Novo is more common than 85.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,091 people named Novo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 282,993 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 912.

    #23,333
    rank among US surnames
    1,091
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +19.6%
    change since 2000 (was #25,466)

    Who is named Novo

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

    58% of people named Novo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 58%
    • White (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Novo

    Novo has the Soundex code N100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N100.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Novo?
    1,091 people in the United States had the surname Novo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,993 Americans. It ranked 23,333rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Novo?
    In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Novo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Novo getting more or less common?
    More common. 912 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,091 in 2010, up 20%.