The Norvell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,713 people carried this name — #8,817 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,659 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Norvell surname

Scottish surname of Norman origin, reduced form of the Norman habitational surname Normanville.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Norvell» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the Nordic population registers

27 people named Norvell is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 27

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Norvell in American newspapers,
1884–1912.

Newspaper page from Martinsburg Independent carrying the name Norvell
Martinsburg Independent 1884-08-16
Newspaper page from The Meeker Herald carrying the name Norvell
The Meeker Herald 1912-10-26
Newspaper page from The Meeker Herald carrying the name Norvell
The Meeker Herald 1912-11-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Norvell in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

145 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Norvell. The most, 39, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 5.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 72
New South Wales 33
Queensland 13
Victoria 12
South Australia 9
Tasmania 5
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Norvell.

Who carried it

People named Norvell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Norvell
    John Norvell 1789–1850 · lawyer
  • Catherine Norvell d. 1883
  • Mary Norvell 1654–1695
  • Hugh Norvell 1669–1719 · military personnel
  • Lipscomb Norvell 1756–1843
  • William Wiatt Norvell 1794–1871

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Norvell,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States262 records

262 records of the Norvell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 150
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 74
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Sigurd Norvell

    Born 1921 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Livingston; farmer from Rapides Parish. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Alexandria National Cemetery, Louisiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jeffrey Woodrow Norvell

    Born 1950; from Memphis, Tennessee. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died in an accident 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harriett Norvell

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the Cuba from Liverpool, aged 40; matron. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 262 records for Norvell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Norvell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James H. Norvell

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Duke of Westminster, aged 37.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Dora Norvell

    Arrived in Victoria in 1905 aboard the Orotava, aged 11.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Norvell in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Norvell name in Canada City of Winnipeg cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Walter James Norvell

    Died 1957; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Norvell name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Norvell

    Driver, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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