North (surname)
North is a surname.
The name in English origin is a topographic or toponymic surname. It denotes someone who had migrated from the north, resided to the north of a location, or was from northern England but living in the southern part of the country.
The surname North in Ireland is an Anglicization of McNulty or Mac an Ultaigh. In Irish, this means 'son of the Ulsterman', Ulster being the northern province of Ireland. It is associated with families that migrated westward to Donegal which became known as Ultach and some of their descendants assumed the name, Mac an Ultaigh.
Notable people with the surname include:
A
- Aaron North, American guitarist
- Alan North, American actor
- Alan North (motorcyclist), South African motorcyclist
- Alex North, American composer
- Alfred North (disambiguation)
- Andy North, American golfer and television commentator
- Anita North, British clay-pigeon shooter
- Anthony North, Australian judge
- Astrid North, German soul singer
- Austin North, American actor
B
- Barry North, Royal Air Force officer
- Bill North, American former Major League Baseball player
- Brad North, American soccer player
- Brady North, American baseball coach
- Brownlow North, British bishop
- Brownlow North (evangelist), British evangelist
C
D
- Dakota North (speedway rider), Australian motorcycle speedway rider
- Danny North, British football player
- David North (disambiguation)
- Delia North, South African statistician
- Douglas M. North, American academic administrator
- Douglass North, American economist
- Dudley North (disambiguation)
E
- Edmund H. North, American screenwriter
- Edward North, 1st Baron North, English nobleman
- Eustace North, England international rugby player
F
- F. J. North, British geologist and museum curator
- Ford North, British judge
- Frances North, American politician
- Francis North (disambiguation)
- Frank North, United States Army officer and politician
- Frank North (American football), American football coach
- Frank William North, Anglican clergyman who spent his career in Russia and Finland
- Freddie North, American singer
- Frederic North, British sportsman and public servant
- Frederick North, Lord North, British prime minister
- Freya North, British writer
G
- Gary North (disambiguation)
- George North, Welsh rugby player
- George North (disambiguation)
- Gerald North, American climatologist
H
- Harold North
- Heather North, American actress
- Henry North (disambiguation)
I
- Ian North, American musician, producer and painter
J
- J. J. North, American actress
- Jade North, Australian football player
- Jay North, American actor and voice actor
- Jessica Nelson North, American writer
- Jim North, American football player
- Joe North, British footballer
- John North (disambiguation)
- Johnny North, American football player and coach
- Jordan North, English radio and television presenter
K
- Kathryn North, Australian paediatric physician, neurologist and clinical geneticist
- Kenda North, American photographer
L
- Larry North, American serial bomber in 2010
- Lawrence North, New Zealand Baptist minister
- Lindsay North, Australian politician
- Lowell North, American sailor
M
- Marianne North, English botanical artist
- Marcus North, Australian cricketer
- Michael North (professor), American literary critic
- Mike North, American sports talk radio show host
- Mikey North, British actor
- Moira North, American figure skating choreographer
N
- Nathaniel North, pirate born in Bermuda
- Ned North, pen name used by Edwin North McClellan
- Neil North, British actor
- Nigel North, English lutenist
- Nolan North, American voice actor
O
- Oliver North, American former lieutenant colonel involved in the Iran–Contra affair
- Oliver Danson North, British automobile designer
P
- Peter North (disambiguation)
- Phil North, Welsh cricketer
- Philip North, British priest
R
- Richard North (disambiguation)
- Rob North, American politician
- Robert North (disambiguation)
- Robyn North, British actress
- Roger North (disambiguation)
- Roy North, British actor
- Russ North, British singer
- Ryan North, Canadian writer
S
- S. N. D. North, American statistician
- Sheree North, American dancer and actress
- Stacey North, British football player
- Stephen North, British actor
- Sterling North, American children's writer
T
- Thomas North, English translator
W
- Walter E. North, American diplomat
- Walter H. North, American politician
- Walter Harper North, American jurist
- William North (disambiguation)
Fictional characters
- David North (character), a Marvel Comics character
- Gary North (Emmerdale), on the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''