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There are approximately 2,069 people named Norfolk in the UK. That makes it the 4,378th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 33 are named Norfolk.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Norffolk
Norfolke
Norfollk
Norffolke
Norfolks
Narfolk
Norfok
Norfoke
Norfock
Norffock
Norfocke
Norfox
Narfok
Norflok
Narfock
Norvock
Norfolck
Norfolc
Norflock
Norfolcke

The Norfolk surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A county of England. Nord-folk, the north people, so called with regard to Suffolk, or the south people.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

NORFOLK. The county.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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