North Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
North Name Meaning : A name for a person who lived to the 'North' or in the 'Norther'n part of the 'settlement/village'.
The name is of english origin.A famous name bearer amongst many was that of 'Brownlow North',one of the first translaters of 'books'.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
39
78
117
156
195
234
273
312
351
390
429
Buckinghamshire
253
Brecknockshire
5
Carnarvonshire
1
Cambridgeshire
39
Cardiganshire
7
Channel Islands
3
Cheshire
35
Cornwall
6
Cumberland
3
Derbyshire
133
Devon
120
Dorset
35
Durham
9
Essex
60
Glamorgan
1
Gloucestershire
32
Hampshire
290
Herefordshire
7
Hertfordshire
174
Hunts and Rutland
43
Kent
76
Lancashire
161
Leicestershire
295
Lincolnshire
468
London
755
Middlesex
34
Monmouthshire
6
Northumberland
5
Norfolk
55
Northamptonshire
16
Nottinghamshire
168
Oxfordshire
161
Pembrokeshire
7
Shropshire
52
Suffolk
29
Somerset
155
Surrey
90
Sussex
35
Staffordshire
148
Warwickshire
95
Westmorland
2
Wiltshire
240
Worcestershire
8
Yorkshire
1,401
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Flintshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Radnorshire
0
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North Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the North family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
336
Female Servant
211
Independent
138
Labourer
103
Male Servant
87
Farmer
87
Shoe Maker
41
Weaver
40
Carpenter
32
Ag Labourer
28
Frame Work Knitter
25
Dress Maker
23
Gardener
23
Apprentice
21
Lace Maker
19
Pauper
19
Publican
18
Butcher
17
Tailor
17
Fancy Weaver
17
Ag Lab
16
Blacksmith
15
Clothier
14
Mason
13
Servant
13
Most Frequent Forenames for North
Name
Census Frequency
William North
4,759
Mary North
4,251
John North
3,965
Elizabeth North
2,904
Sarah North
2,660
George North
2,561
Thomas North
2,402
James North
1,961
Charles North
1,654
Ann North
1,640
Henry North
1,612
Joseph North
1,390
Jane North
1,329
Emma North
1,066
Eliza North
1,023
Alice North
1,004
Annie North
1,000
Frederick North
989
Hannah North
882
Ellen North
872
Emily North
759
Alfred North
753
Samuel North
704
Martha North
682
Arthur North
675