Explore the Family Name Nork

The meaning of Nork

1. German (of Slavic origin): from a noun derivative of the Slavic (e.g. Upper Sorbian) root nor- ‘to dive’ or ‘to fool’. 2. Swedish: unexplained. It is known in southern Sweden from the 19th century.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Nork decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 53,047 out of all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it dropped to a rank of 56,710, reflecting a decrease in popularity by 6.91 percent. The count of people with this surname also slightly decreased during the same period, moving from 366 individuals in 2000 to 360 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with the Nork surname per 100,000 people in the population also fell by 14.29 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,047	#56,710	-6.91%
Count	366	360	-1.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nork

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a significant increase in the proportion of people with the Nork surname who identify as Asian or Pacific Islander, rising from 1.91 percent in 2000 to 3.61 percent in 2010, an astonishing growth of 89.01 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of people with the Nork surname who identify as White remained relatively stable at around 94 percent, with only a minuscule decrease of 0.39 percent over the ten years. Notably, there were no changes reported for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, there was a complete drop of individuals identifying with two or more races or Hispanic, both decreasing from 1.37 percent in 2000 to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.81%	94.44%	-0.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.91%	3.61%	89.01%
Two or More Races	1.37%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.37%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%