# Norville (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,527 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,218 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 202,191 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (1,480 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | [ˈnɔːɹ̩vəɫ], 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English and Scottish surname of Norman origin meaning "northern town," shortened from Normanville, equivalent to Norman + -ville.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Norville 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) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Norville in the United States.

## People named Norville

- Deborah Norville, American television journalist and businesswoman

## Similar surnames

Norvell, Norfleet, Norfolk.

## 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.