Norse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Norse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Norse family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 2
Scholar 2
Post Mistress 1
Domestic Servant 1
Mate Warehouse Man 1
Paper Maker 1
Engineer Fectors Apprentice 1
Engineer Labourer 1
Cook 1
Living On Own Means 1

Norse Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Nurse 80% 11,487
2 Noris 60% 590
3 Nares 40% 579
4 Nourse 83% 536
5 Nears 40% 406
6 Norse 100% 162
7 Nooris 50% 132

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The surname Norse is the 6th most popular variant of Nurse.

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