Updated June 9, 2019

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : From the north
  • English : Northern town

Boy name variations

North

North

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Northcliff

Northcliff

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Northrup

Northrup

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Norvin

Norvin

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Norwin

Norwin

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Norwyn

Norwyn

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Norward

Norward

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Norwell

Norwell

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Norwood

Norwood

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Nowles

Nowles

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Nort

Nort

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Nortan

Nortan

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Norten

Norten

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How Popular Is The Name Norton

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : habitational name from any of the many places so called, from Old English norð ‘north’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. In some cases, it is a variant of Norrington.
  • Irish : altered form of Naughton, assimilated to the English name.
  • Jewish (American) : adoption of the English name in place of some like-sounding Ashkenazic name.
  • Nicholas Norton (1610–90) came from Broadway, Somerset, England, to Weymouth, MA, in 1635–37. In about 1657 he moved to Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard. He had ten children and many prominent descendants.