Noonan

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Nunan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈnuːnən/

Proper noun

Noonan (countable and uncountable, plural Noonans)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A small community in New Brunswick, Canada.
3. A ghost town in Ralls County, Missouri, United States.
4. A city in Divide County, North Dakota, United States.

Derived terms

• Noonan syndrome

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Noonan is the 2711^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13286 individuals. Noonan is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Noonan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 676.