North

The ancient roots of the North family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name North comes from when the family lived in the north, or were people who lived to the north of a main settlement. North is a local surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. There are a variety of types of local surnames, some of which include: topographic surnames, which could be given to a person who lived beside any physical feature, such as a hill, stream, church or type of tree.