In all the world, Norris (Norris 
, נוריס 
, نوريس 
, and others...) is a common predominantly male, but very seldom girly forename. The given name Norris is habitual in Jamaica, where it is quite a rare male name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and the United States, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia. More frequently, Norris is the last name as well as the forename.
Norris is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Norris Cole , the fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street.
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lyman decatur norris American lawyer (b. 1823) |
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| lyman d. norris American politician, US (b. 1825) |
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bess norris Australian artist (1878–1939), AU (b. 1878) |
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baden norris New Zealand museum curator and Antarctic historian, NZ (b. 1927) |
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| hensleigh carthew marryat norris Lawyer, soldier, Anglican layman, historian, NZ (b. 1893) |
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| graham norris English cricketer (1905-1933), GB (b. 1905) |
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| ray norris Canadian guitarist and bandleader, CA (b. 1916) |
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| woody norris American basketball player (1919-2007), US (b. 1919) |
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carli norris English actress, GB (b. 1973) |
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| lewis hunt norris Lew (Lewis) Hunt Norris (1924-2009), engineer and designer of land and water speed record vehicles. 1924 September 20th. Born in Cuckfield, Sussex, so... (b. 1924) |
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| forbes norris American swimmer, US (b. 1928) |
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lee norris American actor, US (b. 1981) |
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| woody norris American businessman, US (b. 1938) |
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| roy norris American serial killer, US (b. 1948) |
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| ray norris Australian astronomer, AU (b. 1953) |
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