Nolan meaning | Last name Nolan origin

Following is the meaning of Nolan surname. Family name Nolan is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Nolan
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nolan

Nolan is used as a family name or surname in England languages. Nolan has 5 characters long in length.

Nolan is common in England country(ies).

Nolan is ranked 4696 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Nolan bearers increased by 3.676189 per cent in 2010 US census to 46054 since 2000, the surname slipped by 49 spots and ranked at 754. The last name was found in around 156 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 86.85 88.58
Black 7.44 7.24
Hispanic or Latino 2.91 2.02
Others 1.66 1.23
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.58 0.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.56 0.52

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Nolan

How popular is Nolan?

Nolan is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 116038 people have been found who wears Nolan as their family name. Nolan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,940 Japan8
28,661 Serbia8
5,565 Costa Rica8
4,565 Nicaragua8
9,391 Guyana5
4,921 Uganda5
103,755 Czech Republic5
2,403 Vietnam4
32,695 Nigeria3
2,915 Paraguay3
14,126 Colombia3
2,720 South Korea3
2,754 Namibia3
1,647 Fiji3
16,605 Austria3
1,472 The Bahamas2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
28,083 Romania2
5,217 Zambia2
5,298 Botswana2
5,936 Bahrain2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 20 years old immigrant Patt Nolan who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 12, 1846 by Ottowa put out from Liverpool. 24 years old Michael Nolan, 20 years old William Nolan, Silvester Nolan (25) Workman, 22 years old Michael Nolan, Workman David Nolan, Workman Michael Nolan, William Nolan (35) Workman, 40 years old Brian Nolan, and 769 other Nolan around 53.07% of whom were workman while others worked as blacksmith and butcher, servant, farmer, spinster, nurse, clerk, merchant, matron, dressmaker, mason, seamstress, house keeper, mechanic, builder, spinner migrated to US.

Comments :Nolan Nolan is a rare surname, represents the assimilated form of the name of anyone nodland Germanic origin, composed of nod need, need land and country.

Celebrities having Nolan surname

Clive Nolan, British musician, songwriter and producer who has played an important role in the recent development of progressive rock
John Philip Nolan Member of Parliament
Sidney Nolan Artist
Doris Nolan Actress
Alexus Nolan Phillip Nolan's sister
Danny Sue Nolan Film actress
Owen Nolan Ice hockey player
John Philip Nolan Member of Parliament
Bob Nolan Singer-songwriter
Eda Nolan Actress
Seán Nolan Politician
  • Gary T. Nolan characterized main character of Duncan in 2013 drama flick Dying to Be Heard.
  • Jennifer Nolan, from 2019 horror flick Interment, who played Chelsey.
  • David Nolan characterized central role of Cet in 2016 adventure and drama flick The Wandering.
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