Norwich Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Norwich Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Norwich, the Anglo-Saxon Norþwíc = the North Place [Old English norþ + wíc]

Norwich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3711:976,97872,504
Canada661:558,26746,632
England631:884,41445,970
Norway371:138,98117,684
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Norwich (north town), in Cheshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the city and seaport of Norwich, in Norfolk, England. The north—harbor, from north, and wick, a harbor or port.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Norwich Last Name Facts

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

Norwich is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norwich? popularity and diffusion

Norwich is the 554,308th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Norwich are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,116,575th most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 75 people.

The last name Norwich is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 976,978. In The United States Norwich is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 25 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Norwich is found in 20 countries. It is also found 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 who held the Norwich surname expanded 1,484 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 573 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Norwich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Norwich surname are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.85% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norwitch9328/
Norwaisch881/
Nerwich8685/
Norwicz8662/
Norvich8620/
Narwich8619/
Norwish862/
Norvitch8027/
Norwaish806/
Norbisch801/
Norvic774/
Norwis772/
Norwiz771/
Norwitz71221/
Narwicz7134/
Norvish7133/
Norwisz7123/
Norwesh7118/
Norbech7113/
Norwiss7110/
Norvici718/
Narvich713/
Norbish711/
Narwish711/
Norwaisz6714/
Noorwaiz6712/
Naruisch679/
Norwuist671/
Noorwais671/
Norwoisz671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Norwich
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