# Norris (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/norris/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 89,796 |
| US rank (2010) | 346 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,438 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (85,212 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɔɹɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

An Anglo-Norman surname, from Old French norreis (“a northerner, a migrant from the north”). More at French norois.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Norris in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Norris in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Kingdom of England.

## People named Norris

- Chuck Norris, American martial artist and action actor (1940–2026)
- Lando Norris, British and Belgian racing driver (born 1999)
- Dean Norris, American actor
- Frank Norris, American journalist and novelist (1870-1902)
- Lee Norris, American actor
- Aaron Norris, American film producer, director and actor
- George W. Norris, American politician (1861–1944)
- Kathleen Norris, American writer (1880-1966)
- Hermione Norris, British actress
- Pippa Norris, British American political scientist
- Patricia Norris, American costume designer (1931-2015)
- Henry Norris, accused of treason and adultery with Anne Boleyn

and 16 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Nourse, Noriega, Nurse, Nawrocki.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.