The Noland surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,386 people carried this name — #3,772 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 8,964 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

60 families named Noland, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 301 people lived in those households, 5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 9 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 18
Maryland 17
South Carolina 7
Massachusetts 6
Pennsylvania 6
Virginia 2
Maine 1
New Hampshire 1
Connecticut 1
New York 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 255 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Noland in American newspapers,
1871–1872.

Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Noland
New Orleans Republican 1872-03-14
Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Noland
New Orleans Republican 1871-03-24
Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Noland
New Orleans Republican 1871-03-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 60,195 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Noland in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

938 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Noland. The most, 199, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 347
Queensland 244
Victoria 158
Western Australia 102
Tasmania 43
South Australia 39
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Noland.

Who carried it

People named Noland,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Iveson B. Noland
    Iveson B. Noland 1916–1975
  • James Ellsworth Noland
    James Ellsworth Noland 1920–1992 · judge
  • Kenneth Noland
    Kenneth Noland 1924–2010 · painter
  • William C. Noland 1865–1951 · architect
  • Stephen Croan Noland 1887–1962 · writer
  • Arthur Ray Noland 1902– · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Noland,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States712 records

712 records of the Noland name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 365
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 145
  • Other U.S. records 202
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herman L. Noland

    Born 1922 in Alabama. Enlisted 1940 at Montgomery; baker from Tuscaloosa County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1971, buried at Memphis National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Noland

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Chicago from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; laborer. From Sligo, Ireland; bound for Connecticut.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Kenneth Eugene Noland

    Born 1948; from Chester, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Long An, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 712 records for Noland in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia36 records

36 records of the Noland name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 15
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Other Australian records 13
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rosa Noland

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Monteagle, aged 22; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John T. Noland

    Fitter of Castlemaine, Victoria; died 1935.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Ellen Noland

    Listed at Hobart, Tasmania, in the census of 1848.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 36 records for Noland in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France12 records

12 records of the Noland name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gaston Albert Noland

    Born 1904 in Saint-Sauveur; died 1980 in Amiens (Somme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Josiane Lucie Aimee Noland

    Born 1935 in Noisy-le-Grand (Seine-Saint-Denis); died 2000 in Longjumeau (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elie Alexandre Jules Noland

    Born 1918 in Prêtreville (Calvados); died 1991 in Le Mans (Sarthe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Noland in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway9 records

9 records of the Noland name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ole Nøland

    Census of 1910: Frogner nedre, Lier; farmer, born 1889 in Hetland.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anders Nøland

    Census of 1910: Linnes, Lier; farmer, born 1877 in Hetland.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Astrid Nøland

    Census of 1910: Linnes, Lier; born 1906 in Lier.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Noland in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany5 records

5 records of the Noland name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Anton Noland

    From Schwerin. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 21 June 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 216).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ferdinand Noland

    From Schwerin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 7 December 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Otto Noland

    From Schwerin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 11 October 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Noland in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Noland name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas Franklin Noland

    Buried in 1981 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 71.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record George Noland

    Died 1923 in Dayspring, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Noland

    Listed at Guysborough, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1793.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Noland in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Noland name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Willemina Noland

    In the population register of Zutphen; born 1805.

    Open Archives, Regionaal archief Zutphen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jan Willem Noland

    In the population register of Lichtenvoorde; born 1922.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Noland name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Noland

    Buried in 1817 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 23.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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