Popularity of the last name by country
Germany
- Bayern (805)
- Nordrhein-Westfalen (611)
- Rheinland Pfalz (360)
- Saarland (249)
- Baden-Württemberg (170)
- Hessen (146)
- Berlin (126)
- Niedersachsen (86)
- Bremen (43)
- Brandenburg (42)
- Sachsen (32)
- Hamburg (25)
- Thuringen (14)
- Mecklenburg Vorpommern (12)
- Sachsen Anhalt (6)
- Schleswig Holstein (4)
All countries
- France (1,538,402)
- Belgium (137,492)
- Canada (42,526)
- United States (24,358)
- United Kingdom (17,075)
- Réunion (11,162)
- Germany (3,890)
- Netherlands (3,843)
- Switzerland (3,669)
- Algeria (3,020)
- Guadeloupe (2,120)
- Luxembourg (1,690)
- Spain (1,655)
- Australia (1,307)
- Mauritius (1,201)
- New Zealand (1,048)
- Martinique (988)
- Unknown country (977)
- Poland (731)
- Italy (715)
- Hungary (602)
- Ireland (581)
- Austria (580)
- Czech republic (426)
- Gibraltar (375)
- French Guiana (274)
- Madagascar (266)
- Viet Nam (265)
- Tunisia (261)
- Romania (235)
- New Caledonia (228)
- Morocco (223)
- Argentina (179)
- Haiti (159)
- India (144)
- Peru (143)
- Sweden (137)
- Turkey (104)
- Russian Federation (103)
- Serbia (84)
Origine of last name
NOEL : 1: French and Walloon (Noël); English: from the Old French personal name Noël Middle English Noel from Old French no(u)el ‘Christmas’ (from Latin natalis (dies) ‘birthday’) used for someone born during the Christmas period. Alternatively a nickname for someone who had some special connection with the Christmas season such as owing the particular feudal duty of providing a yule-log to the lord of the manor or having given a memorable performance as the Lord of Misrule. This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium. Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Christmas">Christmas</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Newell">Newell</a>.2: English: sometimes a post-medieval variant of Knowle and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Knoll">Knoll</a> (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Knowles">Knowles</a>). The loss of /k/ before /n/ is known in everyday speech by the 17th century and may have been earlier.
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