# Noyes (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/noyes/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Noah.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,710 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,666 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 31,797 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (9,407 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɔɪz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Noyce |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Noyes in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Noyes in the United States.

## People named Noyes

- Arthur Amos Noyes, American chemist (1866-1936)
- John Humphrey Noyes, American utopian community founder (1811–1886)
- Eliot Noyes, American architect and industrial designer (1910–1977)
- Maty Noyes, American singer
- Blanche Noyes, American aviator
- William A. Noyes, American chemist (1857–1941)

## Similar surnames

Noss, Nash, Ngo, Ng, Nix, Nowak, Nagy, Ness, Newhouse, Nowicki, Neese, Nez.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.