Explore the Family Name Normandy

The meaning of Normandy

1. English: habitational name from Normandy in northern France. This surname is now rare in Britain. 2. Americanized form of French Normandin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Normandy experienced a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 76,465 to 83,834, marking a decrease of 9.64%. The absolute count of individuals with the Normandy surname also declined by 4.27%, from 234 in 2000 to 224 in 2010. Interestingly, the proportion of people with the Normandy surname per 100,000 also saw a fall of 11.11% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,465	#83,834	-9.64%
Count	234	224	-4.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Normandy

When it comes to ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the distribution for the surname Normandy has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 17.54%, going up slightly from 6.84% to 8.04%. There was also a small increase in those reporting two or more races, with an uptick of 4.69%. Conversely, those identifying as White remained the majority but saw a marginal decrease of 0.41%. A new addition in 2010 was the Hispanic category, making up 4.02% of the individuals with the Normandy surname. Meanwhile, the representation of American Indian and Alaskan Native disappeared completely, and there was no representation from the Black community in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.48%	82.14%	-0.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.84%	8.04%	17.54%
Hispanic	0%	4.02%	0%
Two or More Races	2.56%	2.68%	4.69%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	5.56%	0%	0%