English, German, and Jewish (Sephardic and Israeli): from the
Biblical personal name Noah (see Noe).English: probably a variant spelling of Noar, a topographic
name derived from misdivision of the Middle English phrase atten
ore ‘at the bank or steep slope’ (Old English ora).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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