Norrington Surname
Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname
Norrington Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Northampton'. There can be little doubt that this is the true etymology. The early forms of the surname were Norhampton, Norhamton, and Norhanton, and this would soon become Norrington.
Read More About This SurnameNorrington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 672 | 1:539,373 | 44,730 |
| England | 585 | 1:95,245 | 10,161 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 330 | 1:73,865 | 8,120 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 70 | 1:717,410 | 46,098 |
Norrington (11) may also be a first name.
Norrington Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Northampton'. There can be little doubt that this is the true etymology. The early forms of the surname were Norhampton, Norhamton, and Norhanton, and this would soon become Norrington. There is no Northampton in our directories, and yet the surname was common in the 13th century. Therefore we must look for it in some corrupted form. Norrington meets every difficulty.
John de Northampton, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Michael de Northampton, Lincolnshire, ibid.
William de Norhamton, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Prior de Norhanton, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Geoffrey de Norhantone, Salop, ibid.
From Norhanton to Norrington is but an easy single step.
1601-2. Nathanael Norringtonne: Register of the University of Oxford.
1686. John broadhurst and Jane Norrington: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1699. Baptised — Thomas Northampton, a foundling in Wood's Close: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A corrupt form of Northampton (q.v.) through the 13th-cent. form Norhanton(e.
A location name in Wiltshire.
Norrington Demographics
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Norrington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norrington Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Norrington (Russian: Норрингтон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norrington? popularity and diffusion
The surname Norrington is the 265,828th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,954,144 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Norrington reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.
The last name Norrington is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 672 people, or 1 in 539,373. In The United States Norrington is most numerous in: Indiana, where 15 percent are found, Georgia, where 15 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Norrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Norrington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Norrington surname grew 960 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Norrington Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Norrington last name are 4.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.76% registered with the party.
The amount Norrington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 24.19% less than the national average, earning R 180,144 per year; in United States they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $40,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.95% more than the national average, earning $63,569 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norington | 95 | 148 | / |
| Narrington | 90 | 13 | / |
| Norhington | 90 | 2 | / |
| Nerrington | 90 | 0 | / |
| Nurrington | 90 | 0 | / |
| Norwington | 90 | 0 | / |
| Nau-Harrington | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nuerngton | 74 | 0 | / |
| Nooran Khatoon | 58 | 1 | / |
| Nierengaten | 57 | 9 | / |
| Narongwattana | 52 | 2 | / |
| Narangadan | 50 | 1 | / |
| Neerngadan | 50 | 1 | / |
| Norena Quiteño | 50 | 1 | / |
Norrington Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Norrington in the Russian language | ||
| Норрингтон | norrington | - |
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