Last Name NORRISS

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Meaning	Local: The Noreis, the northern, the man from the North: sometimes meaning a Norwegian, but generally the north countries. Also, official, 'the nurse.'

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	141,788 (2000 US census)

Count	108 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution
	The 2000 US Census claims that 83.33%, or 90 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white, 12.04%, or 13 total occurrences, as black, undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander, 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan, undisclosed % as two or more races, and undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Last Name NORRISS

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