Nurse Surname
Approximately 14,067 people bear this surname
Nurse Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the nurse.' Middle English notice, v. Norris (a).
Robertas la (sic) Norice, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Matilda Nutrix, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Maria le Noreyse, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameNurse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,722 | 1:97,383 | 10,862 |
| England | 2,856 | 1:19,509 | 2,789 |
| Barbados | 1,277 | 1:225 | 49 |
| Canada | 1,267 | 1:29,081 | 3,817 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 837 | 1:1,630 | 259 |
| Guyana | 830 | 1:918 | 125 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Australia | 480 | 1:56,241 | 6,873 |
| Wales | 320 | 1:9,670 | 1,066 |
| South Africa | 262 | 1:206,785 | 21,999 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Liberia | 150 | 1:29,390 | 2,840 |
| Panama | 150 | 1:26,082 | 1,598 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| New Zealand | 101 | 1:44,835 | 7,402 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Venezuela | 52 | 1:580,848 | 10,516 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Iran | 47 | 1:1,633,671 | 62,881 |
| Jamaica | 47 | 1:61,063 | 3,229 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:127,472 | 7,985 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 38 | 1:2,610 | 406 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Saint Lucia | 37 | 1:4,832 | 674 |
| Grenada | 30 | 1:3,618 | 524 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 16 | 1:6,898 | 1,043 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Costa Rica | 13 | 1:367,698 | 3,592 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,347 | 1:18,096 | 2,614 |
| Wales | 113 | 1:13,880 | 827 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 245 | 1:204,974 | 17,750 |
Nurse (13,948) may also be a first name.
Nurse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the nurse.' Middle English notice, v. Norris (a).
Robertas la (sic) Norice, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Matilda Nutrix, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Maria le Noreyse, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Alicia le Noryce. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Thomas Nurse. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Agnes Noryce, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johanna Nurys, 1379: ibid.
Robertus Horbery, et Johanna uxor ejus: ibid.
Nutrix ejus: ibid.
Magota le Nuris: ibid.
1685-6. Robert Pitt and Martha Nourse: Marriage Lic. (London).
1792. Married-John Nurse and Mary King: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(Anglo-French-Latin) (lit.) ONE who Nourishes [Middle English norice, nurice, Old French norrice (French nourrice); Latin nutrix, -icis, a nurse]
Synonyms of Norris, q.v
(English) One who attended, or took care of, sick people.
Probably a foster-father.
Or Nutrix. The lauds of the Nutrices, at Cremie, in Normandy, are mentioned 1180 - 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Gilbert Nutricius held from Geoffry de Clinton in Warwick, t. Henry I. (Mon. ii. 115).
Nurse, a name rare in the county, has been established in Gloucester ever since the reign of Charles I., when Luke Nurse was mayor of the city (F.).
Edmund Nurse was a member of the corporation of Thetford in the middle of last century; and Clement Nurse was vicar of Tottington in 1616 (Bl.). Nurse is still a Thetford name. Nowers or De Nowers was the ancient form of the name, and as such it occurred in the 18th century in Lincolnshire and Bedfordshire (H. R.). However, it is probable, as Lipscomb points out, that the principal early home of the name was in Bucks, where the family of De Nowers possessed great influence in the 12th and 13th centuries, being now represented in that county by the later names of Nourse and Nurse.
Nurse Demographics
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Nurse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nurse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nurse (Arabic: نيرس, Hindi: नूरसे, Marathi: नुरसे) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nurse? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 37,423rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 518,060 people. The last name Nurse occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Nurse reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Nurse is also the 48,734th most widespread first name globally It is held by 13,948 people.
The surname Nurse is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,722 people, or 1 in 97,383. In The United States Nurse is most numerous in: New York, where 34 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 95 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and Barbados, where 9 percent reside.
Nurse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nurse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nurse surname grew 1,519 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Nurse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Nurse surname are 17.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.25% registered with the political party.
The amount Nurse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.86% more than the national average, earning R 384,636 per year; in United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning $50,514 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nurse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse in the Hindi language | ||
| नूरसे | nurase | - |
| Nurse in the Marathi language | ||
| नुरसे | nurase | 85.71 |
| नुरसेाम | nuraseama | 14.29 |
| Nurse in the Arabic language | ||
| نيرس | nyrs | - |
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