Norman (name)

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Norman is both a

Anglicised form of a Scottish Gaelic personal name
.

Etymology

Surname

There are several different origins of the surname Norman.[1]

  1. As a surname of English, Irish (in Ulster), Scottish and Dutch origin the name was used to denote someone of
    Norman Invasion of England in 1066, the name Norman took on a new meaning as England was invaded by Normans from Normandy (in northern France). The Normans were themselves descendants of Scandinavians who had established a state in Normandy; thus the term has the same meaning whether it refers to descendants of first wave Scandinavian settlers of the British isles or Normans from Normandy.[1]
  2. As a surname of French origin the name is a regional name denoting someone from Normandy.[1]
  3. As a surname of Dutch origin the surname is an ethnic name for someone of
    Norwegian descent.[1]
  4. As a surname of Jewish (Ashkenazic) origin the surname is a variant of Nordman.[1]
  5. As a surname of Jewish (American) origin the surname is an
    United States of America changed their name to Norman, and relatives in Russia likewise changed their names from Novominsky to Norman.[1]
  6. As a surname of Swedish origin the name is derived the two elements: norr (north) + man ("man").[1]

Given name

Norman as a given name is of mostly English origin. It is a

Norma, Nora, and Mona.[1]

In England, the use of Norman as a given name is dying out. For example, in 2005 only two newborn boys were given the name; one in Shropshire and another in Tyne and Wear.[2]

Distribution

England, Wales and the Isle of Man

Norman is ranked as the 273rd most common surname in the 1999–2001 National Health Service Central Register of England, Wales and the Isle of Man (the register utilises birth and death registers from 1999 to 2001).[3]

Ireland

The surname Norman is of English origin, having arrived in the province of

Griffith's valuation) property survey of 1848–64.[4]

# of Norman households per county, 1848–64
County # County #
Armagh 1 Cork (county) 10
Cork (city) 1 Donegal 7
Dublin 7 Dublin (city) 9
Kerry 2 Kildare 6
Laois 2 Limerick 5
Limerick (city) 2 Louth 3
Roscommon 1 Sligo 1
Tipperary 2 Westmeath 3

United States
name rank count prop100k cum_prop100k pctwhite pctblack pctapi pctaian pct2prace pcthispanic
NORMAN 461 65269 24.2 31690.75 71.58 24.13 0.42 0.61 1.71 1.54
  • Given name: Norman is ranked as the 113th most frequent male given name in the 1990 Census.[5][10]

People

Surname

Given name

Fictional characters

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Norman Name Meaning and History Retrieved on 2008-03-26
  2. ^ "Traditional names are 'dying out'". BBC News. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
  3. ^ Most Common Surnames in England, Wales and the Isle of Man Retrieved on 2008-03-29
  4. ^ a b Norman Retrieved on 2008-03-29
  5. ^ a b Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census Retrieved on 2008-03-28
  6. ^ dist.all.last Archived 2010-10-12 at the Library of Congress Web Archives Retrieved on 2008-03-28 ("NORMAN 0.028 32.535 396")
  7. ^ Frequently Occurring Surnames From Census 2000 Archived 2007-11-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-03-28
  8. ^ Top 1000 Names Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-03-28
  9. ^ name = Last name; rank = Rank; count = Number of occurrences; prop100k = Proportion per 100,000 people for name; cum_prop100k = Cumulative proportion per 100,000 people; pctwhite = Percent Non-Hispanic White Only; pctblack = Percent Non-Hispanic Black Only; pctapi = Percent Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only; pctaian = Percent Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native Only; pct2prace = Percent Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races; pcthispanic = Percent Hispanic Origin (source of heading information: Demographic Aspects of Surnames from Census 2000 Retrieved on 2008-03-28; source of table data Top 1000 Names Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-03-28).
  10. ^ dist.male.first Retrieved on 2008-03-28 ("NORMAN 0.177 61.938 113")
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