What is "norton"

Norton may refer to:

Norton, a grape cultivar believed to be largely derived from Vitis aestivalis, is grown in the Midwestern United States, Mid-Atlantic States, northeastern Georgia and, most recently, in California. Norton was first cultivated in Richmond, Virginia and is the official grape of the State of Missouri and is considered the cornerstone of the Missouri wine industry. Strong evidence indicates that Dr. Daniel Norton first purveyed the Norton cultivar during the early 19th century from his vineyards in Virginia, USA. Further evidence has been reported that Dr. Norton developed the cultivar from seeds from a now extinct variety with unconfirmed parentage, Bland, pollinated by a Vitis Aestivalis grapevine. In 2009 Riedel designed stemware specifically for wine made from the Norton grape. The glass was unveiled at Les Bourgeois Winery near Columbia, Missouri.

Norton is a surname with origin from the basic Early English Nor + tun, meaning North settlement (cf Weston, Sutton and Easton for other surnames derived from points of the compass). There are many English villages called Norton or including Norton as part of the name, e.g. Midsomer Norton, Chipping Norton, Brize Norton etc. When surnames started to be used in the Middle Ages, a man from such a village might have the name added e.g. Tom of Norton. Alternatively a man from the north side of any village might be given the name Tom Norton to distinguish him from a Tom from the south side (Tom Sutton). A secondary source for the surname is from the anglicisation of Celtic (Irish and Scottish Gaelic) surnames (e.g. Naughtan). To confuse the situation further it is also sometimes found as a Jewish surname (probably from the anglicisation of the German surname Norden). The famous "Emperor Norton" in San Francisco was of Jewish origin from a South African settler family.

Norton (first name and dates unknown) was an English cricketer who played in first-class cricket during the 1740s. He is recorded playing for Richard Newland's XI against Long Robin's XI at the Artillery Ground on Wednesday, 26 June 1745. Long Robin's XI won by "over 70 runs".

As Norton had established his reputation by 1745, he must have been active for some years previously and his career probably began in the 1730s. Very few players were mentioned by name in contemporary reports and there are no other references to Norton.

Norton, also known as Norton by Symantec, is a division of Symantec, the world’s largest security software provider, and is based out of Mountain View, California. Since being acquired by the Symantec Corporation, in 1990, Norton has continued to offer a variety of products and services related to digital security. In 2014 it was announced that Norton parent Symantec would split its business into two units - one focused on security, and one focused on information management, with Norton being placed in the unit focused on security.

Norton is the given name of:

People:

• Norton Clapp (1906–1995), American businessman, chairman of the Weyerhaeuser Corporation
• Norton Garfinkle (born 1931), economist, businessman and public servant
• Norton Juster (born 1929), American architect and author, best known for writing the children's book The Phantom Tollbooth
• Norton Knatchbull, various people
• Norton Mezvinsky (born 1932), American historian, professor, and author
• Norton A. Schwartz (born 1951), retired United States Air Force general and 19th Chief of Staff of the Air Force
• Norton Simon (1907–1993), American industrialist and philanthropist
• Norton Zinder (1928–2012), American biologist

Fictional characters:

• Norton, protagonist of the fantasy novel Bearing an Hourglass
• Norton Nork, simpleton created by Sandy Becker