Find out how popular the last name Norheim is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Norheim.

Norheim, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Norheim surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Norheim in America

Norheim is the 102197th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Norheim surname appeared 176 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Norheim.

We can also compare 2010 data for Norheim to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Norheim

The surname Norheim originated in Norway and dates back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Old Norse words "norðr" meaning north and "heimr" meaning home or village. The name likely referred to someone who lived in a northern village or settlement.

Norheim was a locational surname, meaning it was initially taken from a place name. These types of surnames were common in Scandinavia and emerged as a way to identify people from specific areas or settlements. The earliest recorded spelling variations of the name include Nordheim, Northeym, and Northeim.

One of the earliest known references to the name appears in the Icelandic Landnámabók (Book of Settlements) from the 12th century. This text mentions a man named Þorsteinn Norheimr who settled in Iceland during the 9th century. His surname suggests he may have originated from a northern village in Norway before migrating to Iceland.

In the 13th century, a Norwegian chieftain named Orm Norheim is mentioned in the Heimskringla, a collection of sagas about Norwegian kings and earls written by the Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson. Orm Norheim was said to have fought alongside King Sverre of Norway in battles against rebel forces.

Another notable person with the surname was Eirik Norheim, a 14th-century Norwegian farmer and landowner who is mentioned in several medieval land records and charters from the region of Trøndelag in central Norway.

In the 16th century, a man named Hans Norheim is recorded as a member of the Hanseatic League, an influential commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and towns in Northern Europe. Hans Norheim was a merchant and ship owner based in the city of Bergen, Norway.

During the 17th century, a Swedish military officer named Johan Norheim served in the Thirty Years' War. He fought in several major battles, including the Battle of Nördlingen in 1634, and rose to the rank of colonel in the Swedish army.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Norheim

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Norheim.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Norheim was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Norheim has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Norheim was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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