Explore the Family Name Norbury

The meaning of Norbury

English (Lancashire and Cheshire): habitational name from any of various places so named, for example in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Surrey, so called from Old English north ‘north’ + burh ‘fortress, fortified town’.

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How common is the last name Norbury in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Norbury has seen some fluctuation in its popularity over a decade. In 2000, it held rank 40,987 with 502 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, the rank had slightly fallen to 42,163, but the count had actually grown to 515, marking a 2.59% increase. However, the overall proportion of Norburys per 100,000 people declined by 10.53%, suggesting an overall decrease in prevalence of this surname relative to the expanding U.S. population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,987	#42,163	-2.87%
Count	502	515	2.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Norbury

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Norbury. The majority of those holding this surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 95.42% in 2000 to 92.82% in 2010. The census revealed an increase in the number of Norburys who identified as belonging to two or more races, increasing from 2.39% to 3.11%. Meanwhile, no Norburys identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, a change from the 1% reported in 2000. New categories emerged in 2010, with 1.75% identifying as Hispanic and 1.36% as American Indian and Alaskan Native. No Norburys identified as Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.42%	92.82%	-2.72%
Two or More Races	2.39%	3.11%	30.13%
Hispanic	0%	1.75%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%