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Early Origins of the Nova family

The surname Nova was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Nova family

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Nova Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nuevo, Novo, Novillo, Nouval, Nova, Novas and others.

Early Notables of the Nova family

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Nova Ranking

In the United States, the name Nova is the 15,391st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Nova migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nova Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Francisco De Nova who immigrated to New Granada in 1567
Nova Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco Nova, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
  • Katerina Nova who settled in Chicago in 1866

Contemporary Notables of the name Nova (post 1700) +

  • Sadie May Nova, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920 3
  • Barnett J. Nova, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956, 1960, 1964 (alternate) 3
  • Algeron I. Nova, American Democratic Party politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1938-51 3
  • Iván Manuel Nova Guance (b. 1987), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees
  • Nova Margery Pilbeam (1919-2015), British film and stage actress, known for her leading roles in two Alfred Hitchcock movies of the 1930s
  • Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone (b. 1971), AO, is an Australian athlete
  • Nova Peris-Kneebone (b. 1971), Australian athlete, his achievements include: a gold medal in field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games for the 200m sprint
  • Nova Peris- Kneebone (b. 1971), Australian Olympic athlete


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, April 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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