Researching Dan Norton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9958 people with the Norton surname? In that year Norton was ranked number 413 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dan means "Form of DANIEL - God is my judge" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Dan Norton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dan Norton and the Norton Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 12404 people with the Norton surname in the UK? Norton is now ranked number 461 for popularity in the UK. |
Norton Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 72918 people with the Norton surname in the USA? Norton is ranked number 133 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Dan Norton
Dan Norton
Daniel John Norton (born 22 March 1988) is a rugby union player. He is the leading all-time try scorer in rugby sevens history with over 350 tries, beating the previous record of 244 held by Kenya's Collins Injera at the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens tournament.
A product of Hartpury College, Norton played most of his career as a winger.Norton was part of the Gloucester academy and dual registered with Moseley for both the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons. Moving on to Bristol Bears (Previously Bristol Rugby) from the 2009/10 and 2010/11 seasons.
Norton competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics where he scored a try in the final, but was unable to prevent a 43-7 drubbing by Fiji. He helped the England rugby sevens team secure bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast with a 21-14 win over South Africa and the same side that won silver at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco 2018.
Source: Dan Norton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Norton
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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