Norths Family Crest & Name History

Your Norths ancestor may well appear as North in earlier records. Read literally, Norths points to “one from the north”.

• Other spellings include Northe, Noort and Nordt.
• Norths adds a patronymic ending to North, meaning ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Heraldry and the Norths name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the North surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Norths family name pack.