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 Norway, and northern England and Scotland. 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
- Anthony Norris, American professional wrestler
- Ben Norris (1910–2006), American artist
- Bonita Norris (born 1987), Britis mountain climber
- Chester E. Norris (1927–2016), American diplomat
- Christopher Norris (disambiguation)
- Charles Norris (disambiguation)
- Chuck Norris, American actor and martial artist
- Chuck Norris (musician), American guitarist
- Clint Norris, American musician
- Craig Norris, Canadian musician and radio broadcaster
- Daran Norris, American actor
- Dave Norris, American politician
- David Norris (politician), Irish civil rights campaigner and politician
- David Norris (footballer), English football (soccer) player
- Dean Norris, US actor
- Evelyn Norris, Singaporean educator
- Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire
- Frank Norris, US novelist
- Frank Norris (bishop), Anglican bishop in China
- Fred Norris, US radio personality
- Frederick Norris, UK marathon runner
- Galen Norris (1915–2001), Canadian politician
- George W. Norris, member of the U.S. Congress and Senator from Nebraska
- Henry Norris (disambiguation)
- Hermione Norris, English actress
- Ina Norris, American actress
- J. Frank Norris, controversial Texas Baptist preacher
- Jacob Norris, 3D video game and cinematic artist
- James Norris (footballer) (born 2003), English football player
- James E. Norris, person after whom the James Norris Memorial Trophy in the National Hockey League is named
- Jared Norris, American football player
- Jesse Norris, American powerlifter
- Joanna Norris, New Zealand journalist
- John Norris (disambiguation)
- Josef Norris (born 1965), American artist
- Joz Norris (born 1989), British comedian
- Justin Norris, Australian swimmer
- Kathi Norris (1919–2005), American TV hostess of the 1940s and 1950s
- 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), UK racing driver
- Lee Norris, American actor
- Lennie Norris (born 1951), English swimmer
- Leslie Norris, Welsh poet
- Luke Norris (actor) (born 1985), English actor
- Marcus Norris, American basketball player
- Mark Norris (Canadian politician)
- Mary Norris (copy editor) (born 1952), American author, writer and copy editor
- Mary Harriott Norris, American writer and educator
- Matthew Norris South African Businessman
- Michele Norris, 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, American basketball player
- Olivia Norris (born 1983), German javelin thrower
- Patrick Norris (born 1976), television director
- Paul Norris, American comic book artist
- Philetus Norris, second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park
- Rex Norris (disambiguation)
- Roger Norreis (died c. 1224), Abbot of Evesham
- Roy Norris (1948–2020), one of the two Toolbox Killers
- Septimus Norris, American locomotive designer
- Steven Norris, British politician
- Sylvester Norris (1572–1630), English Roman Catholic writer
- Tom Norris (disambiguation)
- Tony Norris, British ornithologist
- Sir Thomas Norris, British Soldier
- William Norris (antiquarian) (1719–1791), English clergyman and antiquarian.
Given name
- Norris Cole, American basketball player
- Norris McWhirter, co-compiler of The Guinness Book of Records
- Norris Denton Wilson (1938–2017), known by his stage name Norro Wilson, American country music singer-songwriter
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
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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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