How common is the surname Norvell?

3,713 people in the United States had the surname Norvell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,153 Americans. It ranked 8,817th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Norvell?

John Norvell, American politician (1789-1850).

Where is the surname Norvell most common?

Wikidata records people named Norvell in the United States.

Is the surname Norvell getting more or less common?

More common. 3,659 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,713 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Norvell

A Norman place surname, carried by 3,713 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N614

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Norvell is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

Scottish surname of Norman origin, reduced form of the Norman habitational surname Normanville. See Norville.

Norvell is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,713 people named Norvell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,153 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,659.

#8,817

rank among US surnames

3,713

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,323)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,812	Villela	3,716	83,085
#8,813	Romans	3,715	83,108
#8,814	Coblentz	3,714	83,130
#8,817	Lonergan	3,713	83,153
#8,822	Molitor	3,712	83,175

Who is named Norvell

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named Norvell identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Norvells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Norvell
American politician (1789-1850)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Norvell

Norville

Norvell has the Soundex code N614, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N614.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Norvell come from?: Scottish surname of Norman origin, reduced form of the Norman habitational surname Normanville. See Norville.
How common is the surname Norvell?: 3,713 people in the United States had the surname Norvell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,153 Americans. It ranked 8,817th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Norvell?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Norvell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Norvell?: John Norvell, American politician (1789-1850).
Where is the surname Norvell most common?: Wikidata records people named Norvell in the United States.
What type of surname is Norvell?: Norvell is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Norvell getting more or less common?: More common. 3,659 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,713 in 2010, up 1.5%.