Nurse Surname

37,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

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.

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Nurse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7221:97,38310,862
England2,8561:19,5092,789
Barbados1,2771:22549
Canada1,2671:29,0813,817
Trinidad and Tobago8371:1,630259
Guyana8301:918125
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Australia4801:56,2416,873
Wales3201:9,6701,066
South Africa2621:206,78521,999
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Liberia1501:29,3902,840
Panama1501:26,0821,598
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Suriname701:7,8951,936
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Jamaica471:61,0633,229
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Antigua and Barbuda381:2,610406
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Saint Lucia371:4,832674
Grenada301:3,618524
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Botswana281:78,10513,263
India271:28,409,829361,298
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Aruba181:5,749789
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
United States Virgin Islands161:6,8981,043
China141:97,665,8265,141
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Oman61:614,6626,082
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
France51:13,284,544357,392
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Montserrat21:2,474299
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominica11:75,891912
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guam11:160,1214,893
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3471:18,0962,614
Wales1131:13,880827
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:204,97417,750

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.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) (lit.) ONE who Nourishes [Middle English norice, nurice, Old French norrice (French nourrice); Latin nutrix, -icis, a nurse]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Synonyms of Norris, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who attended, or took care of, sick people.

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

Probably a foster-father.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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).

The Norman People (1874)

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nourse913,234/
Nurser91476/
Nursey91474/
Nursed91106/
Nurses9161/
Nurseh9119/
Nursee9113/
Nursei9113/
Nursse912/
Nursie912/
Nurrse911/
Nursez911/
Nurshe911/
Naurse910/
Nurs89151/
Nurseit83311/
Noursey83300/
Nurseyt83168/
Nurshed8374/
Nurseeh833/
Nurseed832/
Nuurshe832/
Nurshea831/
Noursse831/
Nurse's831/
Nurseer831/
Nhourse831/
Noursce830/
Noursee830/
Nursi80887/
Nours80842/
Nurçe80555/
Norse80416/
Nursa80367/
Nurge80165/
Nurce80127/
Nurss8098/
Nursy8049/
Nurst8018/
Nursh809/
Nursp802/
Neurs801/
Nurxe801/
Nirse801/
Naurs800/
Nurscher7776/
Nursheed773/
Nourshed773/
Nurshesd771/
Nurhsieh771/
Nourseed771/
Nursih73926/
Nursha73335/
Nursid73245/
Nursoy73219/
Nurzet73188/
Nursai7382/
Nurzed7368/
Nursip7350/
Nurcis7347/
Nursit7345/
Nurges7345/
Nierse7339/
Noursi7337/
Hnursi7334/
Nurgis7329/
Nursyo7320/
Nurjei7313/
Norsey7313/
Norsei7313/
Nursis738/
Nurger738/
Nursyi735/
Nurjis733/
Naursh733/
Noorse732/
Nursiz732/
Nursay731/
Nurshi731/
Nurjer731/
Nurzey731/
Naurst731/
Nurcer731/
Nurjes731/
Norshe731/
Norsse731/
Nirsie731/
Nurzei731/
Nurssa731/
Nurssy731/
Noursy731/
Nursch731/
Nursht731/
Nursyh731/
Norsie731/
Nource730/
Naurss730/
Nuursheha7148/
Nursaid671,132/
Nors67678/
Norshie67564/
Nurchis67116/
Nurshid6766/
Nursait6730/
Nurches6722/
Nurjais6715/
Nurzais6714/
Nursova6710/
Nurceha677/
Noorshe677/
Nursihs677/
Nursaip676/
Neurger671/
Nirsche671/
Nurjihe671/
Nursouj671/
Nourjeh671/
Noursai671/
Nurx671/
Nourzei671/
Nourzed671/
Nurgiss671/

Nurse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurse in the Hindi language
नूरसेnurase-
Nurse in the Marathi language
नुरसेnurase85.71
नुरसेामnuraseama14.29
Nurse in the Arabic language
نيرسnyrs-

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