Norrish Surname

228,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Norrish Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.) = Norreys, q.v. (Anglo-French-Latin) the Nurse [Middle English norice, noryce; Old French norrice (French nourrice); Latin nutrix, -icis, a nurse] Alicia le Noryce.—Cal. Inq. P.M.

I trowe that to a norice in this cas.

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Norrish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5841:46,2265,783
England3881:143,60313,885
Canada3181:115,86712,291
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
New Zealand1641:27,6124,833
Wales131:238,04114,239
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3921:62,1827,229
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Norrish (33) may also be a first name.

Norrish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.) = Norreys, q.v. (Anglo-French-Latin) the Nurse [Middle English norice, noryce; Old French norrice (French nourrice); Latin nutrix, -icis, a nurse] Alicia le Noryce.—Cal. Inq. P.M.

I trowe that to a norice in this cas.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, E 561.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Norrish is a name well represented in the Crediton district. Richard Norris was mayor of Barnstaple in 1442 (G.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Norrish Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Norrish Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Norrish (Arabic: نوريش) is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norrish? popularity and diffusion

Norrish is the 228,810th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,114,933 people. The surname Norrish is primarily found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Norrish live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Norrish is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name Norrish is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 584 people, or 1 in 46,226. In Australia it is most frequent in: Western Australia, where 54 percent live, Victoria, where 17 percent live and New South Wales, where 16 percent live. Barring Australia it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Norrish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Norrish has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Norrish surname contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Norrish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Norrish last name are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.9% registered with the party.

The amount Norrish earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning R 242,556 per year; in United States they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $47,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.54% less than the national average, earning $48,423 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norris92167,741/
Norish9280/
Norriss86503/
Nurrish86171/
Nourish86135/
Norrise8644/
Norries8640/
Norrois8628/
Narrish8616/
Nourris8614/
Noorish865/
Norrist861/
Norruis861/
Norishe861/
Norrais861/
Norhish861/
Norrris860/
Norrich860/
Noris836,081/
Norri831,087/
Norih8315/
Noreisch8045/
Närrisch809/
D'Norris801/
Norrie773,816/
Nourri77607/
Norrid77502/
Nouris77215/
Norres77169/
Ngoris77169/
Norais77160/
Narish77155/
Norise77103/
Nooris7779/
Narris7770/
Nurris7761/
Norrix7741/
Norich7739/
Norrys7739/
Nerris7725/
Noresh7724/
Norzri7722/
Noriss7720/
Nurish7718/
Nories7716/
Nerish7713/
Norryh7713/
Norrio778/
Norois778/
Nohrri777/
Norric776/
Noeris776/
Norriz776/
Notris775/
Norzis774/
Noiris774/
Noorri773/
Noreis773/
Norhis773/
Norrit772/
Norreh771/
Nórris771/
Nourih771/
Ngorri771/
Ñorris771/
Norrai771/
Gnoris770/
Norrip770/
Nourrisse756/
Norrisová751/
Noorhaish751/
Nori7316,903/
Nargish711,856/
Nourieh71894/
Narishe71425/
Nourrit71243/
Norreus71167/
Nourriz71121/
Nurrois71117/
Nariesh7191/
Norreys7141/
Norgais7130/
Nourrie7119/
Noirrit7118/
Nohrrio7117/
Nourric7115/
Nuraish7110/
Naraish7110/
Nutrish718/
Narresh717/
Nourais717/
Noreysh716/
Norrice714/
Narrgis713/
Norrhed713/
Nouresh712/
Norisse712/
Nurisch711/
Natrish711/
Naurish711/
Nharish711/
Noreash711/
Norrese711/
Norrzai711/
Noorgis711/
Noorise711/
Nooresh711/
Nouriss711/
Nourist711/
Norrhee711/
Nareish711/
Narrios711/
Nerries711/
Ngoriss711/
Narries711/
Narrith711/
Nahrris711/
Noorith711/
Noorrai711/
Norreah711/
Norreha711/
Norrhep711/
Noyrith711/
Norress710/
Nurresh710/
Norritt710/
Norhies710/
Narriss710/
Noiries710/
Noreiss710/
Nouri67346,062/
Noori6738,174/
Neris6727,169/
Naris672,683/
Nores672,288/
Norio671,537/
Norry671,260/
Nuris67991/
Noiri67887/
Norie67855/
Notri67637/
Norre67611/
Noriz67448/
Narri67431/
Noriy67418/
Nourrice67330/
Norys67324/
Norra67320/
Ngori67291/
Nohri67258/
Norit67253/
Norzi67186/
Norai67169/
Norii67121/
Norgi67109/
Norha67108/
Noroi6786/
Norer6771/
Nosri6766/
Narih6745/
Norré6742/
Nnori6719/
Norid6715/
Noreh6715/
Naruisch679/
Norei679/
Nooricht679/
Nhori678/
Norrehed678/
Norhi678/
Noric676/
Norði676/
Nuori676/
Norisova674/
Norix674/
Norip673/
Gnori673/
Norisová673/
Norès672/
Norui672/
Noorzesh672/
Noorhuis671/
Nóris671/
Noreshch671/
Norhe671/
Norresjø671/
Norrè671/
Norrê671/
Nourisse671/
Noretshe671/
Noorrzai671/
Norzieha671/
Noorheis670/

Norrish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Norrish in the Arabic language
نوريشnwrysh-
نوريسهnwrysh-

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