Names

From the name of Danish villages named Nørup or Norup.

From the name of various towns in England meaning “north town” in Old English.

Originally denoted one who came from a town of this name England, meaning “north farm”.

Name for a person who lived to the north.

Means “wet nurse, foster mother” from Old French norrice, from Latin nutricius.

Means “from the north” from Old French norreis. It either denoted someone who originated in the north or someone who lived in the northern part of a settlement.

Referred to a person who was originally from Scandinavia or Normandy. Even before the Norman Conquest, Scandinavians were settling the north and east of England. The Normans who participated in the Conquest were originally from Scandinavia, but had been living in Normandy, France for over a century and spoke French.

Originally denoted a person who came from the north.

From Swedish nord (Old Norse norðr) meaning “north” and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning “stream”.

Means “north woods” in Danish.