Noack is a German surname of Sorbian origin. It is a spelling variant of the surname Noak, which is itself a variant of Nowak; nowak ("newcomer") was a nickname for a new citizen or for someone who has recently moved to a town or village. There are[when?] 8070 people surnamed Noack in Germany, mostly in the Sorbian settlement area. The surname is attested as early as 1648, with a mention of a Hans Noack in Lübben.[1][2]
Notable people with the surname include:
Angelika Noack, German rower
Astrid Noack, Danish sculptor
Axel Noack, German racewalker
Barbara Noack (1924–2022), German writer
Belinda Noack, Australian cricketer
Bernd Noack, German scientist
Claudia Noack (born 1961), German rower
Eddie Noack, American country-western singer
Erwin Noack (1940–2006), German artist and musician
Friedrich Noack, German cultural historian and writer
Günther Noack (1912–1991), German figure skater
Harald Noack (born 1945) [de], German politician in Lower Saxony
Harald Noack (born 1949) [de], German politician in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia
Ingrid Noack (born 1982), Australian cricketer
John Noack (born 1944), Australian rules footballer
Karl Gustav Herbert Noack, the birth name of German composer Jim Cowler [de] (1898–1964)
Kurt Noack, German composer
Lothar Noack (born 1953), German swimmer
Marianne Noack (born 1951), German gymnast
Neele Eckhardt-Noack (born 1992), German triple jumper
Rudolf Noack, German footballer
Rüdiger Noack, German Ice hockey player
Ruth Noack (born 1964), German curator and art historian
Sebastian Noack (born 1969), German baritone
Ulrich Noack, German ice hockey player
Ursula Noack (1918–1988), German cabaret artiste, actress, and singer
Ute Noack, East German cross-country skier
Ute Noack (swimmer) (born 1943), German butterfly swimmer
Angelika Noack, German rower Astrid Noack, Danish sculptor Axel Noack, German racewalker Barbara Noack (1924–2022), German writer Belinda Noack, Australian...
De Armand Alexander "Eddie" Noack, Jr. (April 29, 1930 – February 5, 1978), was an American country and western singer, songwriter and music industry...
John Frederick Noack (born 16 May 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (now known as...
Ingrid Noack (born 10 April 1982) is a former Australian cricketer. A right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler, she played five List A matches...
The Noack volatility test, named after Kurt Noack, determines the evaporation loss of lubricants in high-temperature service. This test is standardized...
Lesley Moore, and Libby Hodges. After Libby Hodges left in 2004, Natasha Noack joined the group temporarily, but the group eventually set on with the four...
Rudolf "Rudi" Noack (30 March 1913 – c. 30 June 1947) was a German footballer. A forward, he played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal in the...
Hermann Noack, or Noack Foundry (German: Bildgießerei Hermann Noack GmbH & Co.), is a German art foundry in Berlin, named after its original proprietor...
Marianne Noack (later Paulick, born 5 October 1951) is a retired German gymnast. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events...
Ruth Noack (born 12 January 1964) is a German curator and art historian. Noack and Roger M. Buergel, co-curated documenta 12 in Kassel, Germany (16 June...
Ursula Noack (7 April 1918 – 13 February 1988) was a German cabaret artiste, film and stage actress, radio drama performer and chanson singer who after...
Ute Noack (born 27 December 1961) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. Noack was born in Annaberg-Buchholz, Bezirk...
Astrid Noack (30 January 1888 – 26 December 1954) was a Danish sculptor who specialized in the human figure, creating works such as the statue of Anna...
Claudia Noack (born 27 September 1961) is a German rower who competed for East Germany. Noack grew up in East Berlin. As a 12-year-old, she got a mention...
Barbara Noack (28 September 1924 – 20 December 2022) was a German writer. Valentine heißt man nicht!, Darmstadt 1954 Die Zürcher Verlobung, Berlin 1955...
Sebastian Noack (born in Berlin) is a German baritone. After attending master classes with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Aribert Reimann, he won 1st prize...
Friedrich Noack, who wrote under the pseudonym F. Idus, (20 April 1858, Gießen – 1 February 1930, Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German cultural historian...
Belinda Noack (born 20 March 1977) is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, she is also a right-handed batter. Born in Adelaide...
Lothar Noack (born 31 January 1953) is a German former swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre backstroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary;...
The Noack Organ Company is a pipe organ manufacturer based out of Georgetown, Massachusetts. Fritz Noack began the company in 1960 in Lawrence, Massachusetts...
Bernd Rainer Noack (born 17 February 1966, Korbach, West Germany) is a German physicist. His research and teaching area is closed-loop flow control for...
Angelika Noack (born 20 October 1952) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. She...
Ulrich Noack (born 2 November 1942) is a German former ice hockey player, who competed for SG Dynamo Weißwasser. He played for the East Germany national...
Erwin Noack (born 4 August 1940 in Uetersen, Hamburg - died 11 November 2006 in Bremen) was a German artist and musician. He was known for his murals...
Axel Noack (born 23 September 1961 in Görlitz) is a German former race walker. On 21 June 1987 in Chemnitz he achieved a new world best time in 20 km...
Kurt Noack (13 February 1893 – 1 January 1945) was a German composer of light music. His first hit was Heinzelmännchens Wachtparade ("The Brownies' Guard...
Neele Eckhardt-Noack (born 2 July 1992) is a German triple jumper. She competed in the women's triple jump at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics...