Explore the Family Name Noris

The meaning of Noris

1. Italian (Lombardy): patronymic from the personal name Noro (see Nori). It is formed with the Latin ablative plural suffix -is imparting the sense ‘belonging to, of’, in this case ‘member of the Nori family’. 2. English: variant of Norris. 3. Hispanic (mainly Mexico): probably of Italian origin (see 1 above).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Noris saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 42,437th and fell to 45,804th in 2010, marking a -7.93% change. The total count of individuals carrying this surname also decreased from 481 to 466, constituting a -3.12% change. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Noris surname per 100,000 also declined by -11.11%, from 0.18 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,437	#45,804	-7.93%
Count	481	466	-3.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Noris

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that individuals with Noris as their surname identified primarily as White, Hispanic, or Black. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a significant increase in those self-identifying as Hispanic (from 32.64% to 47.42%). However, the percentage of those identifying as White dropped from 48.86% to 39.06%. Similarly, the proportion of individuals identifying as Black also decreased from 14.55% to 11.37%. There were no individuals recorded as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both census years. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities also decreased from 2.91% to 1.72%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	32.64%	47.42%	45.28%
White	48.86%	39.06%	-20.06%
Black	14.55%	11.37%	-21.86%
Two or More Races	2.91%	1.72%	-40.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%