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

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

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

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