Norris (surname)

Norris is an English surname. In some cases it is derived from the Middle English norreis, noreis, norais; and the Anglo-Norman French noreis. In such cases the surname derived from elements meaning "northerner", and referred to people from somewhere to the north, or more generally northern England and Scotland or Northern Europe. In other cases, the surname is derived from the Middle English personal name Norreis, which is in turn derived from norreis.^[1] In other cases the surname is derived from the Middle English norice, nurice; and the Old French norrice, nurrice. In such cases, the surname is derived from elements meaning "nurse", "foster parent".^[2]

Notable people

Surname

Andrea Norris, American information technology executive and civil servant
Anthony Norris (born 1963), American professional wrestler, ring name Ahmed Johnson
Antony Norris (1711–1786), English antiquarian
Ben Norris, several people
- Ben Norris (actor) (born 1991/1992), British actor, playwright and poet
- Ben Norris (artist) (1910–2006), American artist
- Ben Norris (comedian) (active 1993–present), British standup comic
Bonita Norris (born 1987), British mountain climber
Bruce Norris (1924–1986), American businessman and owner of the Detroit Red Wings (1952–1982)
Carli Norris (born 1974), English actress
Charles Norris, several people
Chester E. Norris (1927–2016), American diplomat
Christopher Norris, several people
Chuck Norris, several people
- Chuck Norris (born 1940), American actor and martial artist
- Chuck Norris (musician) (1921–1989), American guitarist
Clint Norris, American musician and former member of the band As I Lay Dying
Cornelia Alice Norris (1857–1935), American socialite and genealogist
Craig Norris, Canadian musician and radio broadcaster
Daniel Norris (born 1993), American baseball player
Daran Norris (born c. 1964), American actor
David Norris, several people
- David Norris (footballer) (born 1981), English association football player
- David Norris (politician) (born 1944), Irish civil rights campaigner and politician
- David Norris (speedway rider) (born 1972), English speedway rider
Dean Norris (born 1963), American actor
Debra Hess Norris, American conservator and academic
Evelyn Norris (1918–2014), Singaporean educator
Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire (1579–1622), English nobleman and courtier
Frank Norris, several people
- Frank Norris (1870–1902), American novelist
- Frank Norris (bishop) (1864–1945), Anglican missionary bishop
- Frank Norris (footballer) (1869–1934), English association footballer
- J. Frank Norris (1877–1952), Baptist preacher and Christian fundamentalist
- Sir Frank Kingsley Norris (1893–1984), Australian military officer and physician
Fred Norris, several people
- Fred Norris (born 1955), American radio personality
- Fred Norris (footballer) (1903–1962), English association footballer
Frederick Norris (1921–2006), British marathon runner
Galen Norris (1915–2001), Canadian politician
George W. Norris (1861–1944), member of the U.S. Congress and Senator from Nebraska
Henry Norris, several people
Hermione Norris (born 1966), English actress
Ina Norris, American actress
Jacob Norris, several people
James Norris, several people
- James Norris (footballer) (born 2003), English football player
- James D. Norris (1906–1966), American sports businessman and son of James E. Norris
- James E. Norris (1879–1952), Canadian-American businessman and namesake of the James Norris Memorial Trophy in the National Hockey League
- James J. Norris (1907–1976), American advocate for refugees and recipient of UNHCR's Nansen Refugee Award
- Jim Norris (born 1948), American baseball player
Jared Norris (born 1993), American football player
Jesse Norris, American powerlifter
Joanna Norris, New Zealand journalist
John Norris, several people
Josef Norris (born 1965), American artist
Joshua Norris (born 1999), American ice hockey player for the Ottawa Senators
Joz Norris (born 1989), British comedian
Justin Norris (born 1980), Australian swimmer
Kathleen Norris, several people
- Kathleen "Kathi" Norris (1919–2005), American writer and television presenter
- Kathleen Norris (1880–1966), American novelist
- Kathleen Norris (poet) (born 1947), American poet, essayist and devotional writer
Kenneth True Norris Jr. (1930–1996), American businessman
Lando Norris (born 1999), British-Belgian racing driver
Lee Norris (born 1981), American actor
Lennie Norris (born 1951), English swimmer
Leslie Norris (1921–2006), Welsh poet
Lorna Norris (born 1975), British rower
Luke Norris (actor) (born 1985), English actor
Marcus Norris (born 1974), American basketball player
Marguerite Norris (1927–1994), American ice hockey executive
Mark Norris (born 1962), Canadian politician and former MLA in the province of Alberta
Mary Norris, several people
- Mary Norris (copy editor) (born 1952), American author, writer and copy editor
- Mary Harriott Norris (1848–1918), American writer and educator
Matthew Norris, several people
Michele Norris (born 1961), American radio journalist
Michelle Norris, first female winner of Military Cross (UK)
Mike Norris (businessman) (born 1961), British businessman
Mikki Norris (born 1952), American activist
Moochie Norris (born 1973), American basketball player
Ollie Norris, several people
- Ollie Norris (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player
- Ollie Norris (footballer) (1929–2011), Northern Irish association football player
Olivia Norris (born 1983), German javelin thrower
Patrick Norris (born 1976), television director
Paul Norris (1914–2007), American comic book artist
Philetus Norris (1821–1885), second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park
Ralph Norris (born 1949), Australasian business executive
Rex Norris, several people
Robert Norris, multiple people
Roger Norreis (died between 1223 and 1225), Abbot of Evesham, also sometimes known as Roger Norreys or Roger Norris
Ron Norris (1932–1984), Anglo-Indian Olympic boxer
Roy Norris (1948–2020), one of the two Toolbox Killers
Septimus Norris (1818–1862), American locomotive designer
Steven Norris (born 1945), British politician
Sylvester Norris (1572–1630), English Roman Catholic writer
Thomas Norris, several people
- Sir Thomas Norris (1556–1599), British soldier
Tony Norris (1917–2005), British ornithologist
William Norris (1719–1791), English clergyman and antiquarian

Fictional characters

Arthur Norris, a character in the novel Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood
Norris (Chrono Cross), a character in the PlayStation game Chrono Cross
Norris Cole, a character in Coronation Street, a British TV soap opera
Mrs. Norris, a character in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park
Mrs. Norris, the pet cat of Argus Filch in the Harry Potter novels and films
Norris Packard, a character from the Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team OVA

References

^ Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 1965. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.
^ Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 1965, 1975. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.

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[1] Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 1965. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.

[2] Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 1965, 1975. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.

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Norris (surname)

Notable people

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Fictional characters

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References