Given name & surname · also Middle English
Norfolk
“northern people”
Norfolk is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Norfolk goes back to Old English Norþfolc, meaning “northern people.”
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Where it comes from
Norfolk comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (“northern people”), built from English north + folk.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Similar names
If you love Norfolk, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“north”
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“north”
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“north”
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Norsworthy
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Northington
“north”
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Newsome
“(at the) new houses”
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Nuttall
“nut”
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Narramore
“north”
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