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

Nork, 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 Nork surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nork in America

Nork is the 56710th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nork surname appeared 360 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 Nork.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nork 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 Nork

The surname NORK is believed to have originated in England, specifically in the county of Yorkshire, during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English word "norca," which means "a small dweller" or "one who occupies a nook or corner."

The earliest known record of the name NORK dates back to the 13th century, where it appears in the Rotuli Hundredorum, a collection of medieval records compiled in 1273. In this document, the name is spelled "Norke," and it is associated with a small village near the town of Doncaster.

In the 14th century, the name NORK can be found in the Feet of Fines, a collection of legal documents from the reign of King Edward III. Here, the name is recorded as "Norck," and it refers to a landowner in the Yorkshire village of Bentham.

One of the earliest known bearers of the NORK surname was John Nork, a yeoman farmer who lived in the village of Adwick-le-Street, near Doncaster, in the late 15th century. Records indicate that he was born around 1460 and died in the early 16th century.

In the 16th century, the name NORK appears in the Parish Registers of St. Mary's Church in Beverley, East Yorkshire. The registers mention a Thomas Nork, who was baptized in 1547, and a William Nork, who was married in 1568.

During the 17th century, the NORK surname spread beyond Yorkshire to other parts of England. One notable bearer was Robert Nork, a merchant who lived in London during the reign of King Charles II. He was born in 1635 and died in 1698.

In the 18th century, the name NORK can be found in the records of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in Lancashire. These records mention a Thomas Nork, who was born in 1712 and was a prominent member of the Quaker community in the town of Ormskirk.

As the years progressed, the NORK surname continued to be associated with various parts of England, particularly in the northern counties. Some notable bearers of the name in the 19th century include William Nork, a farmer from Yorkshire who was born in 1801, and John Nork, a coal miner from County Durham who was born in 1835.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nork

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

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 Nork 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 Nork 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 Nork was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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