Norris
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An Anglo-Norman surname, from Old French norreis (“a northerner, a migrant from the north”). More at French norois.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɔɹɪs/
- (New York City, Philadelphia) IPA(key): /ˈnɑɹɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɹɪs
Proper noun
[edit]Norris
- A surname from Old French.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village in Fulton County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
- An abandoned village in Cedar County, Nebraska.
- A town in Pickens County, South Carolina.
- A city in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Norris is the 346th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 89,796 individuals. Norris is most common among White (79.88%) and Black (14.41%) individuals.
See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Old French
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɒɹɪs
- Rhymes:English/ɒɹɪs/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old French
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from surnames
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Villages in Illinois, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Places in Illinois, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- en:Historical settlements
- en:Places in Nebraska, USA
- en:Towns in South Carolina, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in South Carolina, USA
- en:Cities in Tennessee, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Tennessee, USA