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Nop Surname Meaning

Cambodian: written ណុប corresponding to the Khmer word denoting a small animal horn with supposed magical power.

Czech: nickname from nop ‘small decorative knot’. Possibly also an altered form of German Nopp: nickname for a small slight person from Middle High German noppe ‘burl (in cloth)’ ‘nothing at all’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Nop families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Nop family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Nop families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there was 1 Nop family living in Nottinghamshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Nop's in United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire had the highest population of Nop families in 1891.
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Between 1985 and 2004, in the United States, Nop life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1985, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Nop in 1985 was 33, and 65 in 2004.

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