Norwich Surname
Approximately 575 people bear this surname
Norwich Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Norwich, the Anglo-Saxon Norþwíc = the North Place [Old English norþ + wíc]
Norwich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 371 | 1:976,978 | 72,504 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Norway | 37 | 1:138,981 | 17,684 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Norwich (75) may also be a first name.
Norwich Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Norwich, the Anglo-Saxon Norþwíc = the North Place [Old English norþ + wíc]
(English) One who came from Norwich (north town), in Cheshire.
From the city. The founder of the family was Geoffrey de Norwich, one of the barons in arms against King John. NORWOOD. Places in Middlesex, Surrey, &c.
Local. From the city and seaport of Norwich, in Norfolk, England. The north—harbor, from north, and wick, a harbor or port.
Norwich Demographics
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Norwich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norwich Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Norwich has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Norwich? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 554,308th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Norwich live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Norwich is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 75 people.
The surname Norwich is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 371 people, or 1 in 976,978. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 25 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
Norwich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Norwich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Norwich last name rose 1,484 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 573 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Norwich Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Norwich last name are 5.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.85% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Norwich earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.03% more than the national average, earning 394,651 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $49,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $49,856 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwitch | 93 | 28 | / |
| Norwaisch | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nerwich | 86 | 85 | / |
| Norwicz | 86 | 62 | / |
| Norvich | 86 | 20 | / |
| Narwich | 86 | 19 | / |
| Norwish | 86 | 2 | / |
| Norvitch | 80 | 27 | / |
| Norwaish | 80 | 6 | / |
| Norbisch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Norvic | 77 | 4 | / |
| Norwis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Norwiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Norwitz | 71 | 221 | / |
| Narwicz | 71 | 34 | / |
| Norvish | 71 | 33 | / |
| Norwisz | 71 | 23 | / |
| Norwesh | 71 | 18 | / |
| Norbech | 71 | 13 | / |
| Norwiss | 71 | 10 | / |
| Norvici | 71 | 8 | / |
| Narvich | 71 | 3 | / |
| Norbish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Narwish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Norwaisz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Noorwaiz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Naruisch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Norwuist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noorwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Norwoisz | 67 | 1 | / |
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