Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
NOEL
There are approximately 3,513 people named Noel in the UK. That makes it the 2,863rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 56 are named Noel.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
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Noil
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Knoeel
Knool
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Knoil
Knoyll
Knoale
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The Noel surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Fr.) Christmas; a name given probably to a child born at that time.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
NOEL. Fr. Christmas. Originally a baptismal name, from the person's having been born on the day of that festival. William, the ancestor of all the English Noels, was living in tlie reign of Henry I., and was at that period lord of Ellenhall, co. Stafford. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men of England. Collins says that ' Noel,' and his wife Celestria, came into England at the Conquest, and that their son Robert was called Fitz-Noel, and hence the name and famil3
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.