Nord is used as a family name or surname in Sweden. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nord
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Sweden
Meaning:

North.

Nord is a variation of the Nordstrom. North river.

Nord is a form of Norden. Evidently from 'north' and 'dean' or 'den'.

How popular is Nord?

Nord is common in United States, Sweden, Haiti, Russia, Germany, Norway, Morocco, France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Malaysia, England.

Nord is ranked 30803 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Nord bearers increased by 0.26 per cent in 2010 US census to 4635 since 2000, the surname slipped by 477 spots and ranked at 7204. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.81 88.04
Black 6.08 7.48
Hispanic or Latino 3.17 1.62
Others 1.34 1.32
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.17 1.08
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.43 0.45
Nord is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Sweden is ahead in terms of density. Around 17355 people have been found who wears Nord as their family name. Nord is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Nord:
6,657 United States6,500
174 Sweden5,185
862 Haiti1,430
Countries with hundreds of Nord:
20,878 Russia769
14,342 Germany690
900 Norway605
13,257 Morocco443
33,528 France308
13,514 Canada284
3,082 Denmark190
4,850 Finland145
12,676 Malaysia135
33,762 England102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,601 Australia99
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,432 Dominican Republic39
106,971 DR Congo34
82,821 South Africa32
42,435 Kazakhstan29
36,540 Belarus28
188,781 Brazil25
94,040 Italy25
56,027 Netherlands24
10,794 Estonia23
93,678 Poland21
44,644 Austria19
9,281 Taiwan17
4,719 New Caledonia16
69,774 Belgium13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
252,049 Ukraine10
41,661 New Zealand6
56,696 Romania6
863,365 India6
100,283 Spain6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Catherine Nord hailed from Germany. 3 months old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Argo and arrived on June 18, 1852. Johannes Nord (3), Laborer Johannes Nord, Maria Nord (28) Laborer, Furrier Beer Nord, 26 years old Sara Nord, Apolonia Nord, aged 10, Catharina Nord (2), Dorothea Nord (34), and 59 other Nord around 33.33% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer and servant, daughter, joiner, saddler, gardener migrated to US from Liverpool, Hamburg and Antwerp.

Nord Namesakes

  • Pierre Nord, French writer, spy and resistance member
  • John Nord, American retired professional wrestler
  • Blut Aus Nord, black metal band from Mondeville, Calvados, France
  • Le Vent du Nord, Canadian folk music group
  • Cary Nord, award-winning artist of comic books and graphic novels such as 'Daredevil'
  • Gary Nord, former American football player and coach
  • Kathleen Nord, former butterfly and medley swimmer
  • Nancy Nord, commissioner on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

Nord Namesakes

  • Pierre Nord, French writer, spy and resistance member
  • John Nord, American retired professional wrestler
  • Blut Aus Nord, black metal band from Mondeville, Calvados, France
  • Le Vent du Nord, Canadian folk music group
  • Cary Nord, award-winning artist of comic books and graphic novels such as 'Daredevil'
  • Gary Nord, former American football player and coach
  • Kathleen Nord, former butterfly and medley swimmer
  • Nancy Nord, commissioner on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

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