The surname Norman
A nickname surname, carried by 67,704 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈnɔɹmən/ 2 syllables Soundex N655 Also a first name
Origin
From Middle English Norman, from Old English Norman (a variant of Norþman) and Old French Normant. It is certain that the word is derived from the base of the Germanic words for north and the Germanic base of the words for man. However, given the frequent movement of Germanic groups especially into and out of Britain in the post-classical world, it is unclear in what tongue it came to be used first. In addition, the generally accepted meaning, a person from Normandy or one of the many French-speaking invaders to Britain, was used chiefly by Anglo-Norman and Old French, though it originally referred to any Scandinavian of the time. See also Northman.
Norman is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 67,704 people named Norman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,560 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 65,269.
Who is named Norman
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
69% of people named Norman identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 69%
- Black (not Hispanic) 25%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
- Two or more races 2.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Famous Normans
21 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jessye NormanAmerican opera singer (1945–2019)
- Jace NormanAmerican actor (born 2000)
- Peter NormanAustralian sprinter (1942–2006)
- Donald NormanAmerican academic, born 1935
- Michael NormanAmerican sprinter, born 1997
- Greg NormanAustralian professional golfer (born 1955)
- Dick NormanBelgian tennis player, born 1971
- Monty NormanBritish composer (1928–2022)
- Larry NormanAmerican musician (1947–2008)
- Maidie NormanActress, drama teacher (1912-1998)
- Ralph NormanAmerican politician (born 1953)
- Marsha NormanAmerican playwright, screenwriter and novelist (born 1947)
Notable Normans come mostly from the United States (14), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom (3).
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Norman has the Soundex code N655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N655.
Questions
- Where does the surname Norman come from?
- From Middle English Norman, from Old English Norman (a variant of Norþman) and Old French Normant. It is certain that the word is derived from the base of the Germanic words for north and the Germanic base of the words for man. However, given the frequent movement of Germanic groups especially…
- How common is the surname Norman?
- 67,704 people in the United States had the surname Norman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,560 Americans. It ranked 495th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Norman?
- In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Norman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Norman?
- Jessye Norman, American opera singer (1945–2019), followed by Jace Norman.
- Where is the surname Norman most common?
- Wikidata records people named Norman in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
- How do you pronounce Norman?
- Norman is /ˈnɔɹmən/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Norman?
- Norman is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
- Is the surname Norman getting more or less common?
- More common. 65,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 67,704 in 2010, up 3.7%.
- Is Norman also a first name?
- Yes. Norman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.