Noronha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Noronha, a habitational surname from the town of Noreña, in northern Spain.

Proper noun

Noronha (plural Noronhas)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Noronha is the 40082^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Noronha is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (60.69%) and White (26.51%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Noronha”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 679.