How common is the surname Norville?

1,527 people in the United States had the surname Norville in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,191 Americans. It ranked 18,218th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Norville?

Deborah Norville, American television journalist and businesswoman.

Where is the surname Norville most common?

Wikidata records people named Norville in the United States.

How do you pronounce Norville?

Norville is [ˈnɔːɹ̩vəɫ], 2 syllables.

Is the surname Norville getting more or less common?

More common. 1,480 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,527 in 2010, up 3.2%.

Is Norville also a first name?

Yes. Norville 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.

The surname Norville

A surname, carried by 1,527 people in the United States.

Pronounced [ˈnɔːɹ̩vəɫ] 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). Norville is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,527 people named Norville in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 202,191 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,480.

#18,218

rank among US surnames

1,527

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #17,540)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,218	Corker	1,527	202,191
#18,227	Bise	1,526	202,323

Who is named Norville

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

68% of people named Norville identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Norvilles

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Deborah Norville
American television journalist and businesswoman, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Norville

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

Questions

Where does the surname Norville come from?: English and Scottish surname of Norman origin meaning "northern town," shortened from Normanville, equivalent to Norman + -ville.
How common is the surname Norville?: 1,527 people in the United States had the surname Norville in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,191 Americans. It ranked 18,218th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Norville?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Norville identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Norville?: Deborah Norville, American television journalist and businesswoman.
Where is the surname Norville most common?: Wikidata records people named Norville in the United States.
How do you pronounce Norville?: Norville is [ˈnɔːɹ̩vəɫ], 2 syllables.
Is the surname Norville getting more or less common?: More common. 1,480 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,527 in 2010, up 3.2%.
Is Norville also a first name?: Yes. Norville 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.