The No surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,349 people carried this name — #19,907 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is down 21% from 1,704 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 62 people named No.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
No in American newspapers,
1909–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,295,125 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named No,
with a public archive behind them.
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David No 1972– · actor
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to No.
When the index is not enough
This page says where No is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.