The Nolen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,820 people carried this name — #3,315 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,200 people counted. That is up 8% from 10,021 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

101 people named Nolen is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 101

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Nolen in American newspapers,
1914–1928.

Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Times carrying the name Nolen
The Indianapolis Times 1928-05-11
Newspaper page from The Bridgeport Evening Farmer carrying the name Nolen
The Bridgeport Evening Farmer 1914-04-11
Newspaper page from The Bridgeport Evening Farmer carrying the name Nolen
The Bridgeport Evening Farmer 1915-03-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,596 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Nolen in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

1,324 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Nolen. The most, 248, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 883
Victoria 273
Queensland 50
South Australia 48
Tasmania 33
Western Australia 27
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Nolen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles P. Nolen
    Charles P. Nolen 1849–1919 · politician
  • Augustinus Nolen
    Augustinus Nolen 1852–1925 · architect
  • Willem Nolen
    Willem Nolen 1854–1939 · university teacher
  • John Nolen
    John Nolen 1869–1937 · landscape architect
  • Henri Nolen
    Henri Nolen 1890–1986 · electronician
  • Paul Nolen 1929–2009 · basketball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Nolen,
in the records of 6 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 States702 records

702 records of the Nolen name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 390
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 131
  • Other U.S. records 181
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert A. Nolen

    Born 1921; from Taylor County, Texas. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at San Antonio National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elmer Rl L. Nolen

    Born 1919 in Texas. Enlisted 1944 at Santa Fe, New Mexico; store manager. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

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

    Arrived at Boston in 1849 aboard the Milton from Liverpool, aged 20; laborer. From Roscommon, Ireland; bound for Boston.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 702 records for Nolen 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands431 records

431 records of the Nolen name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 244
  • Dutch population registers 161
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 26
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pieter Johannes Nolen

    Married in 1936 in Nijmegen; skipper. Died 1942 in Nijmegen, aged 26.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Catharina Gosuina Nolen

    Married in 1909 in Rotterdam. Died 1954 in Utrecht, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Hugo Nolen

    Married in 1915 in Barendrecht. Died 1969 in Hoogeloon.

    Open Archives, Nationaal Archief Rijksarchief Zuid-Holland (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 431 records for Nolen in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia53 records

53 records of the Nolen name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 25
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 20
  • Other Australian records 8
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record David Nolen

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Magnolia, aged 45; American.

    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 Patrick Michael Nolen

    Retired gov employee of Golden Square, Victoria; died 1984.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Nolen

    Left Launceston in 1842 aboard the Dusty Miller, bound for Adelaide.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 53 records for Nolen 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) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada21 records

21 records of the Nolen name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Elizabeth Nolen

    Died 1939 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Nolen

    Married 1887 in Guysborough, 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
    Birth record Mary Agnes Nolen

    Born 1920 in Point Micheau, Richmond, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 21 records for Nolen in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France11 records

11 records of the Nolen name in France
  • France's national death register, 1970–2001 10
  • Loire-Atlantique's First World War dead 1
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Albert Pierre Nolen

    Born 1943 in Garches (Yvelines); died 1989 in Saint-Barthélemy (Guadeloupe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Albert René Auguste Nolen

    Born 1868 in Blancfossé. Died in the First World War on 9 September 1914 at Fère-Champenoise, La (Marne). Captain, 65th Infantry Regiment.

    Département de Loire-Atlantique, Mémorial virtuel des morts pour la France (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mireille Paulette Denise Nolen

    Born 1931 in Monsures; died 1994 in Amiens (Somme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Nolen in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte) · Département de Loire-Atlantique, Mémorial virtuel des morts pour la France (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Ireland1 record

1 record of the Nolen name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Patrick Nolen

    Died 1862, aged 25; buried at Drumacoo, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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