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Last Name NORRIS


Meaning Local: The Noreis, the northern, the man from the North: sometimes meaning a Norwegian, but generally the north countries. Also, official, 'the nurse.'
Local: The Noreis, the northern, the man from the North, sometimes meaning a Norwegian, but generally the 'north countree.' Also, 'the nurse,' from 'norice.'
Origin English, Irish
Rank 326 (2000 US census) 309 (1990 US census)
Count 85,212 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

By the 2000 US Census 82.01%, or 69882 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white, 13.81%, or 11768 total occurrences, as black, 0.37%, or 315 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander, 0.93%, or 792 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan, 1.53%, or 1304 total occurrences, as two or more races, and 1.35%, or 1150 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

English surnames

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Russian middle names

As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

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