Noronha
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Noronha, a habitational surname from the town of Noreña, in northern Spain.
Proper noun
Noronha (plural Noronhas)
- A surname from Portuguese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Noronha is the 40082nd 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 679.