There are several different origins of the surname Norman.[1]
As a surname of English, Irish (in Ulster), Scottish and Dutch origin the name was used to denote someone of
Scandinavian ancestry or someone from
Normandy (northern
France). During the
Middle Ages Scandinavian
Vikings called themselves norðmenn ("men from the North"), which remains the Norwegian term for "Norwegian". By 1066 Scandinavian settlers in England had been absorbed and Northman and Norman were used as
bynames and later as
personal names by both English and English of Scandinavian descent. After the
Norman Invasion of England in 1066, the name Norman took on a new meaning as England was invaded by
Normans from Normandy (in northern France). The Normans were themselves descendants of Scandinavians who had established a state in Normandy; thus the term has the same meaning whether it refers to descendants of first wave Scandinavian settlers of the British isles or Normans from Normandy.[1]
As a surname of French origin the name is a regional name denoting someone from Normandy.[1]
As a surname of Dutch origin the surname is an ethnic name for someone of
Norwegian descent.[1]
As a surname of Jewish (Ashkenazic) origin the surname is a variant of Nordman.[1]
As a surname of Jewish (American) origin the surname is an
Americanization of a similar-sounding Ashkenazic name. In at least one case Norman is used as an Americanization of Novominsky, which is a name of a family originating in
Uman,
Ukraine. This family on coming to the
United States of America changed their name to Norman, and relatives in
Russia likewise changed their names from Novominsky to Norman.[1]
As a surname of Swedish origin the name is derived the two elements: norr (north) + man ("man").[1]
Given name
Norman as a given name is of mostly English origin. It is a
Germanic name and is composed of the elements nord ("north") + man ("man"). The name can be found in England before the Norman Invasion of 1066, but gained popularity by its use by Norman settlers in England after the invasion. In Norway, the demonym of its people in
Norwegian are
Nordmann (pronounce Normann), and has the exactly same meaning as the name origin of the Normans. In the
Scottish Highlands, Norman is sometimes used as an
Anglicised form of the Norwegian and
Scottish GaelicTormod (derived from the Norse Þórmóðr). A
pet form of the Scottish given name is Norrie.[1] There are several Scottish feminine forms of the given name Norman. These include: Normanna, Normina, Norma, Nora, and Mona.[1]
In England, the use of Norman as a given name is dying out. For example, in 2005 only two newborn boys were given the name; one in
Shropshire and another in
Tyne and Wear.[2]
The surname Norman is of English origin, having arrived in the province of
Ulster in the 17th century during the plantation era (See
Plantation of Ulster and
Plantations of Ireland). The surname is most common in Dublin, Belfast and Cork.[4] Below is a table of Norman households recorded in the Primary Valuation (
Griffith's valuation) property survey of 1848–64.[4]
Surname: In the 1990 Census Norman is ranked as the 396th most frequent surname.[5][6] By the 2000 Census the surname was ranked at 461st most frequent surname.[7][8] The table below shows the statistics for the surname Norman in the 2000 Census See footnote for description of the header.[9]
name
rank
count
prop100k
cum_prop100k
pctwhite
pctblack
pctapi
pctaian
pct2prace
pcthispanic
NORMAN
461
65269
24.2
31690.75
71.58
24.13
0.42
0.61
1.71
1.54
Given name: Norman is ranked as the 113th most frequent male given name in the 1990 Census.[5][10]
^name = Last name; rank = Rank; count = Number of occurrences; prop100k = Proportion per 100,000 people for name;
cum_prop100k = Cumulative proportion per 100,000 people; pctwhite = Percent Non-Hispanic White Only; pctblack = Percent Non-Hispanic Black Only; pctapi = Percent Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only; pctaian = Percent Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native Only; pct2prace = Percent Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races; pcthispanic = Percent Hispanic Origin (source of heading information:
Demographic Aspects of Surnames from Census 2000 Retrieved on 2008-03-28; source of table data
Top 1000 NamesArchived 2008-12-09 at the
Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-03-28).
^dist.male.first Retrieved on 2008-03-28 ("NORMAN 0.177 61.938 113")
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There are several different origins of the surname Norman.[1]
As a surname of English, Irish (in Ulster), Scottish and Dutch origin the name was used to denote someone of
Scandinavian ancestry or someone from
Normandy (northern
France). During the
Middle Ages Scandinavian
Vikings called themselves norðmenn ("men from the North"), which remains the Norwegian term for "Norwegian". By 1066 Scandinavian settlers in England had been absorbed and Northman and Norman were used as
bynames and later as
personal names by both English and English of Scandinavian descent. After the
Norman Invasion of England in 1066, the name Norman took on a new meaning as England was invaded by
Normans from Normandy (in northern France). The Normans were themselves descendants of Scandinavians who had established a state in Normandy; thus the term has the same meaning whether it refers to descendants of first wave Scandinavian settlers of the British isles or Normans from Normandy.[1]
As a surname of French origin the name is a regional name denoting someone from Normandy.[1]
As a surname of Dutch origin the surname is an ethnic name for someone of
Norwegian descent.[1]
As a surname of Jewish (Ashkenazic) origin the surname is a variant of Nordman.[1]
As a surname of Jewish (American) origin the surname is an
Americanization of a similar-sounding Ashkenazic name. In at least one case Norman is used as an Americanization of Novominsky, which is a name of a family originating in
Uman,
Ukraine. This family on coming to the
United States of America changed their name to Norman, and relatives in
Russia likewise changed their names from Novominsky to Norman.[1]
As a surname of Swedish origin the name is derived the two elements: norr (north) + man ("man").[1]
Given name
Norman as a given name is of mostly English origin. It is a
Germanic name and is composed of the elements nord ("north") + man ("man"). The name can be found in England before the Norman Invasion of 1066, but gained popularity by its use by Norman settlers in England after the invasion. In Norway, the demonym of its people in
Norwegian are
Nordmann (pronounce Normann), and has the exactly same meaning as the name origin of the Normans. In the
Scottish Highlands, Norman is sometimes used as an
Anglicised form of the Norwegian and
Scottish GaelicTormod (derived from the Norse Þórmóðr). A
pet form of the Scottish given name is Norrie.[1] There are several Scottish feminine forms of the given name Norman. These include: Normanna, Normina, Norma, Nora, and Mona.[1]
In England, the use of Norman as a given name is dying out. For example, in 2005 only two newborn boys were given the name; one in
Shropshire and another in
Tyne and Wear.[2]
The surname Norman is of English origin, having arrived in the province of
Ulster in the 17th century during the plantation era (See
Plantation of Ulster and
Plantations of Ireland). The surname is most common in Dublin, Belfast and Cork.[4] Below is a table of Norman households recorded in the Primary Valuation (
Griffith's valuation) property survey of 1848–64.[4]
Surname: In the 1990 Census Norman is ranked as the 396th most frequent surname.[5][6] By the 2000 Census the surname was ranked at 461st most frequent surname.[7][8] The table below shows the statistics for the surname Norman in the 2000 Census See footnote for description of the header.[9]
name
rank
count
prop100k
cum_prop100k
pctwhite
pctblack
pctapi
pctaian
pct2prace
pcthispanic
NORMAN
461
65269
24.2
31690.75
71.58
24.13
0.42
0.61
1.71
1.54
Given name: Norman is ranked as the 113th most frequent male given name in the 1990 Census.[5][10]
^name = Last name; rank = Rank; count = Number of occurrences; prop100k = Proportion per 100,000 people for name;
cum_prop100k = Cumulative proportion per 100,000 people; pctwhite = Percent Non-Hispanic White Only; pctblack = Percent Non-Hispanic Black Only; pctapi = Percent Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only; pctaian = Percent Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native Only; pct2prace = Percent Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races; pcthispanic = Percent Hispanic Origin (source of heading information:
Demographic Aspects of Surnames from Census 2000 Retrieved on 2008-03-28; source of table data
Top 1000 NamesArchived 2008-12-09 at the
Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-03-28).
^dist.male.first Retrieved on 2008-03-28 ("NORMAN 0.177 61.938 113")
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.