Norris Forename
32,653rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 24,357 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat
Norris Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: North king. An old English title bestowed on the third knight-at-arms.
Norris Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95% | 15,977 | 1:22,691 | 1,749 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,207 | 1:2,389 | 523 |
| Zambia | - | 911 | 1:17,404 | 1,579 |
| Canada | 100% | 626 | 1:52,929 | 3,420 |
| England | 100% | 578 | 1:96,199 | 3,713 |
| Ghana | 50% | 393 | 1:68,667 | 3,308 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60% | 375 | 1:21,740 | 2,166 |
| Philippines | 93% | 340 | 1:311,793 | 12,072 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 306 | 1:4,449 | 787 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 288 | 1:256,346 | 10,648 |
| Zimbabwe | 52% | 278 | 1:55,481 | 4,679 |
| Malawi | 67% | 254 | 1:67,371 | 4,127 |
| Nigeria | 74% | 243 | 1:730,718 | 20,250 |
| Liberia | 94% | 225 | 1:19,609 | 1,375 |
| Kenya | - | 198 | 1:233,874 | 8,945 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 165 | 1:1,563,416 | 85,837 |
| South Africa | 67% | 161 | 1:338,712 | 18,426 |
| Vanuatu | - | 133 | 1:1,968 | 489 |
| New Zealand | - | 129 | 1:35,163 | 2,203 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 104 | 1:54,111 | 2,440 |
| Bahamas | - | 98 | 1:4,075 | 698 |
| Malaysia | 72% | 94 | 1:323,936 | 16,167 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 93 | 1:1,069 | 203 |
| Chile | 59% | 88 | 1:200,082 | 3,687 |
| Grenada | 100% | 86 | 1:1,257 | 256 |
| Uganda | 78% | 75 | 1:546,092 | 12,175 |
| Belize | 100% | 72 | 1:4,921 | 1,004 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 71 | 1:1,572 | 289 |
| Hong Kong | - | 62 | 1:125,044 | 2,948 |
| Congo | 100% | 61 | 1:82,118 | 5,548 |
| Guyana | 100% | 47 | 1:16,240 | 2,136 |
| Australia | - | 33 | 1:413,867 | 7,187 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 32 | 1:3,430 | 618 |
| China | - | 30 | 1:45,535,193 | 62,023 |
| Scotland | 100% | 28 | 1:191,084 | 3,449 |
| Barbados | - | 27 | 1:10,733 | 1,111 |
| Israel | 66% | 27 | 1:311,219 | 7,762 |
| Botswana | - | 26 | 1:84,017 | 7,219 |
| India | 50% | 26 | 1:46,726,076 | 818,939 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 26 | 1:1,161,611 | 23,916 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 25 | 1:2,194 | 494 |
| Cameroon | - | 24 | 1:900,438 | 24,542 |
| British Virgin Islands | 100% | 18 | 1:1,736 | 389 |
| Bermuda | - | 15 | 1:4,322 | 727 |
| Peru | 58% | 15 | 1:2,119,430 | 21,304 |
| Ireland | 100% | 13 | 1:357,194 | 5,120 |
| Singapore | 100% | 12 | 1:523,921 | 11,491 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 12 | 1:48,413 | 2,992 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 11 | 1:1,536,553 | 22,602 |
| Thailand | 97% | 11 | 1:6,369,619 | 106,118 |
| Cambodia | 64% | 10 | 1:1,627,333 | 20,911 |
| Brazil | 100% | 9 | 1:23,804,017 | 218,524 |
| Gabon | 100% | 9 | 1:209,260 | 2,118 |
| Honduras | 100% | 8 | 1:1,102,183 | 11,893 |
| Panama | - | 8 | 1:488,320 | 13,543 |
| Argentina | 100% | 7 | 1:6,110,463 | 14,292 |
| El Salvador | - | 7 | 1:905,969 | 6,148 |
| Japan | - | 7 | 1:18,283,722 | 43,935 |
| Saint Lucia | 83% | 7 | 1:25,402 | 2,434 |
| France | 100% | 6 | 1:11,078,390 | 32,981 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Palestine | 100% | 6 | 1:758,343 | 3,640 |
| Sweden | 83% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Afghanistan | 67% | 5 | 1:6,524,703 | 31,933 |
| Dominica | - | 5 | 1:15,094 | 483 |
| Germany | 95% | 5 | 1:19,335,575 | 51,270 |
| Montserrat | - | 5 | 1:975 | 152 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 5 | 1:38,871,536 | 142,270 |
| Spain | - | 5 | 1:9,305,993 | 18,112 |
| Benin | 100% | 4 | 1:2,643,961 | 45,199 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| East Timor | - | 4 | 1:304,594 | 432 |
| Jordan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,206,694 | 7,695 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Wales | 100% | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Yemen | - | 4 | 1:6,574,188 | 5,851 |
| Mexico | 67% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Tanzania | 50% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:25,615 | 3,101 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Estonia | 100% | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
Norris (167,741) may also be a surname.
Norris Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: North king. An old English title bestowed on the third knight-at-arms.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Norris Forename Popularity
Norris Demographics
Average Male Norris Height
175.72 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 236 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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