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Where Does The Last Name North Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name North (Arabic: نورث, Hindi: नोरथ, Marathi: नॉथर्) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Nörth. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name North? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 9,564^th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 123,198 people. The surname North is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of North are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. North is also the 272,088^th most widespread first name internationally, held by 892 people.

North is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 27,939 people, or 1 in 12,973. In The United States North is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 117 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

North Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of North has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the North surname rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 458 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,410 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 70 percent between 1901 and 2014.

North Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the North last name are 15.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.04% registered with the party.

The amount North earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.21% less than the national average, earning 199,990 kr per year; in Peru they earn 33.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,898 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.51% more than the national average, earning R 324,396 per year; in United States they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $42,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning $49,076 CAD per year.