Norse Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Panama

Norse Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Noreis,' the Norseman (v. Norris); compare Morse for Morris.

1562. Buried — William Norse, embroderer: St. Mary Aldermary.

Norse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Panama591:66,3092,910
England501:1,114,36153,243
Afghanistan421:765,5528,131
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Norse (458) may also be a first name.

Norse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Noreis,' the Norseman (v. Norris); compare Morse for Morris.

1562. Buried — William Norse, embroderer: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Norse Last Name Facts

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

Norse (Marathi: बोरसे) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Norse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 706,244th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Norse live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 398,932nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 458 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 1,751,009. In The United States Norse is most prevalent in: Florida, where 24 percent live, Vermont, where 12 percent live and Louisiana, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Norse is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 14 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Norse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Norse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Norse surname expanded 216 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Norse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Norse last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Norse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.3% less than the national average, earning 237,753 kr per year and in United States they earn 30.63% more than the national average, earning $56,364 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nourse913,234/
Norset9131/
Norsey9113/
Norsei9113/
Norsed915/
Norses912/
Noorse912/
Norshe911/
Norsse911/
Ngorse911/
Norsie911/
Nors89678/
Norshie83564/
Noursey83300/
Noorsed837/
Noorshe837/
Norshed835/
Noursse831/
Noorser831/
Nhourse831/
Noirset831/
Noursce830/
Noursee830/
Norseas830/
Nurse8014,067/
Narse80877/
Nours80842/
Nerse80810/
Norsi80606/
Norge80235/
Norce80187/
Norsa80165/
Norås80148/
Noors8060/
Norrs8035/
Norsh8015/
Norst809/
Norje808/
Norss807/
Norze806/
Noirs805/
Norsy804/
Nohrs804/
Nhors801/
Noorshed7710/
Nourshed773/
Noorsher772/
Norshees771/
Noorseed771/
Norsheed771/
Nourseed771/
Nortje7312,962/
Narsey73584/
Norshi73525/
Nurser73476/
Nursey73474/
Narsee73135/
Norget73127/
Nursed73106/
Nurses7361/
Narses7359/
Nordje7339/
Noursi7337/
Norsih7337/
Norzea7324/
Narshe7322/
Norsch7320/
Norsha7320/
Nurseh7319/
Norsić7316/
Norges7315/
Norsai7315/
Norjer7314/
Nursee7313/
Nursei7313/
Narseh7311/
Norces739/
Norgey738/
Ngorce737/
Narsep736/
Norzie735/
Norche735/
Norsit735/
Noorsa734/
Norzis734/
Norsis733/
Norger733/
Norgee733/
Norjee733/
Nursse732/
Narsie732/
Norrsi732/
Narser732/
Nursie732/
Norzee732/
Norzei731/
Ngarse731/
Nersee731/
Ngorsh731/
Norcee731/
Norcis731/
Norgea731/
Narsei731/
Noorge731/
Narsse731/
Noorsi731/
Norjes731/
Norjey731/
Nurrse731/
Nursez731/
Nurshe731/
Norrås731/
Norsyo731/
Naarse731/
Nnorge731/
Noursy731/
Norshy731/
Ngorsi731/
Norcea731/
Norsht731/
Norzed731/
Norzer731/
Nerseh730/
Naurse730/
Noirst730/
Nource730/
Norzes730/
Norrce730/
Narset730/
Norcey730/
Noorsheed711/
Nars67398/
Nurseit67311/
Nurseyt67168/
Nurshed6774/
Norgett6772/
Narsheh6745/
Nortjee6738/
Norchet6727/
Noorzed6727/
Noorsha6722/
Noorget6720/
Norsich6718/
Norsaid6711/
Norshid678/
Norship677/
Noorjee675/
Noorzet674/
Noortje673/
Nurseeh673/
Noorsai673/
Norsova672/
Nurseed672/
Noorsid672/
Norx672/
Nuurshe672/
Narshed671/
Nurshea671/
Narseed671/
Narsesh671/
Noorgee671/
Noorgis671/
Noorjet671/
Narsieh671/
Noorzie671/
Nurse's671/
Nurseer671/
Nourjeh671/
Noursai671/
Nourzei671/
Nourzed671/
Norshoa671/
Narssei671/
Noorjeh671/
Norshai671/
Norsiss670/
Norcett670/
Norrgie670/

Norse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Norse in the Marathi language
बोरसेborase-

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Footnotes

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