The Noonan surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,286 people carried this name — #2,711 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 12,641 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Noonan surname

A surname from Irish; variant form Nunan.

Anglicization of Irish Ó hIonmhaineáin, from Ionmhaineán, a given name derived from the diminutive of Ionmhain (“beloved, dear”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Noonan» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 83 births for the Noonan name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 3,700 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 14 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born, 1890

Munster 66
Connacht 8
Leinster 8
Ulster 1

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In print

Noonan in American newspapers,
1880–1887.

Newspaper page from Press And Daily Dakotaian carrying the name Noonan
Press And Daily Dakotaian 1887-12-15
Newspaper page from Press And Daily Dakotaian carrying the name Noonan
Press And Daily Dakotaian 1886-05-05
Newspaper page from The Weekly Roundabout carrying the name Noonan
The Weekly Roundabout 1880-04-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 81,197 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Noonan in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

46,183 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Noonan. The most, 12,634, date from the 1930s. 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 the Northern Territory, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 16,623
Victoria 11,110
Queensland 8,219
South Australia 5,123
Western Australia 4,201
Tasmania 478
ACT (Canberra) 217
Northern Territory 171

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

Who carried it

People named Noonan,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George H. Noonan
    George H. Noonan 1828–1907 · judge
  • Daniel Noonan
    Daniel Noonan 1834– · politician
  • Thomas Lorenzo Noonan
    Thomas Lorenzo Noonan 1835– · politician
  • Edward Thomas Noonan
    Edward Thomas Noonan 1861–1923 · lawyer
  • George Garry Noonan d. 1962 · politician
  • Johanna Noonan 1794–1874 · housewife

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 Noonan,
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 States4,374 records

4,374 records of the Noonan name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,603
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,059
  • Other U.S. records 1,712
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Norbert J. Noonan

    Born 1923 in Iowa. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; farmer from Linn County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Calvary Cemetery, Ryan, Iowa.

    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 Bridget Noonan

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Adriatic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; servant. From Dublin, Ireland; bound for New York.

    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 John Michael Noonan

    Born 1947; from St Louis, Missouri. U.S. Marine Corps, field artillery cannoneer; died in an accident 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 4,374 records for Noonan in the United States.

Counts: 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, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · 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).

Australia1,193 records

1,193 records of the Noonan name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 455
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 358
  • Other Australian records 380
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Daniel Noonan

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Isabella Watson, sailing from Dublin in 1842. Native of Clonmel, Tipperary. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1849. Married 1849 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 34.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary Noonan

    Died 1923 in Scottsdale, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1923.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Arthur James Noonan

    Born 1877 in Hobart, Tasmania. Died 1939 in Tasmania, aged 62.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,193 records for Noonan in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada210 records

210 records of the Noonan name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 176
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 11
  • Other Canadian records 23
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Noonan

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Austrian, landing at Portland, bound for Weston, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mable E. Noonan

    Buried in 1962 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 77.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Catherine Noonan

    Died 1910 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 210 records for Noonan in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · 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); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand68 records

68 records of the Noonan name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 64
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Harry Darnley Noonan

    Died 1969, aged 80; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Robert William Noonan

    Died 1980; buried at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anthony William Noonan

    Died 1998; ashes interred at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 68 records for Noonan in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom14 records

14 records of the Noonan name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • Welsh wills index cards 3
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Noonan

    Will proved in 1933; of Pembroke.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record D. Noonan

    Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Louisa Jane Noonan

    Will proved in 1940; of Darlington, Durham.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Noonan in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · 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: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Ireland4 records

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

    Died 1931; buried at Rakerin, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Michael Noonan

    Died 1983; buried at Carraroe, Williamstown, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Bridget Noonan

    Died 1956; buried at Rakerin, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Noonan in Ireland.

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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