Nettle Surname

204,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Nettle Surname Definition:

The O. Germ, chnettili is referred by Fiirstemann to the Old German kneht, knight or child. Ferguson. See Knight.

Nettle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8681:417,57936,242
Australia5371:50,2716,260
Chile2851:61,8122,618
England2351:237,09819,544
Canada451:818,79163,991
Wales171:182,03112,022
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2891:84,3448,923
Wales231:68,1923,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3011:166,83915,114

Nettle (113) may also be a first name.

Nettle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The O. Germ, chnettili is referred by Fiirstemann to the Old German kneht, knight or child. Ferguson. See Knight.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Niatel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Nettle Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nettle Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nettle occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nettle? popularity and diffusion

Nettle is the 204,371st most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,584,627 people. The surname Nettle occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Nettle reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 881,625th most widely held first name globally, held by 113 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 868 people, or 1 in 417,579. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 22 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 26 percent live and Chile, where 14 percent live.

Nettle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nettle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 288 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nettle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nettle are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nettle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $41,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $51,683 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nettles9214,176/
Nettler92336/
Nettley9273/
Nettlee922/
Nettlle921/
Netle9116/
Nettless861/
Nettlets861/
Nedttler860/
Nottle831,336/
Nestle83508/
Netley83367/
Nattle8357/
Nittle8339/
Netler8314/
Nettli8313/
Netles8311/
Netile8310/
Nettla838/
Nättle837/
Netele832/
Netlie832/
Netetl831/
Nietle831/
Ngetle831/
Nettly830/
Neitle830/
Neatle830/
Nele801,675/
Nestler778,799/
Nittler77351/
Nestele77143/
Nestile77117/
Nottley77103/
Neetles776/
Nittles772/
Nestley772/
Netelle771/
Nedtler771/
Nethles771/
Nethlie771/
Nethtla771/
Nettetl771/
Netilhe771/
Nethley770/
Neatley770/
Nestles770/
Nettlis770/
Nethler770/
Neale7327,620/
Ngele7313,395/
Neele73647/
Nelep73500/
Netla73414/
Natle73271/
Neles73251/
Gnele73238/
Niele73206/
Nesle73187/
Neile73176/
Nelet73169/
Nelie73157/
Nelge73117/
Nelei73102/
Neule7381/
Nelea7353/
Nnele7342/
Neley7337/
Nhele7337/
Neyle7335/
Nelje7327/
Neler7325/
Nelee7320/
Neleh7319/
Nelez7316/
Nehle7314/
Notle7311/
Neleu733/
Netli732/
Nytle731/
Nelhe731/
Netly731/
Neleț731/
Nejle731/
'Nele731/
Nesztler7141/
Nestelle7120/
Nettlich7115/
Nottelle712/
Nittelle711/
Neteller711/
Neistles710/
Neeley6712,051/
Notley672,878/
Nealey671,891/
Nesler671,376/
Ngelea67793/
Netlai67443/
Neiley67293/
Nealer67225/
N'Nele67164/
Neiles67160/
Neille67132/
Neales67104/
Nesley6789/
Nealie6764/
Neelee6764/
'Netla6750/
Ngelle6749/
Neuleu6748/
Neiler6745/
Niehle6742/
Nehles6739/
Nehele6734/
Natley6728/
Nhelle6727/
Nittla6724/
Nistle6724/
Nelepp6719/
Nehlep6717/
Neeler6716/
Nnetla6716/
Netlis6712/
Nehleh6712/
Neyler6711/
Neeles6711/
Nestli6711/
Nethel679/
Neglie677/
Nattli677/
Nethla677/
Neatly677/
Neelie676/
Neetla675/
Nelesh674/
Netlla674/
'Neile674/
Nieley673/
Nelecz673/
Hneley672/
N'Gele672/
Nethil672/
Nitley672/
Ngelee672/
Nnelie672/
Nngele672/
Neilie671/
Nealle671/
N'Eile671/
Neelei671/
Neeleu671/
Nathle671/
Ngelei671/
Neiled671/
Nelgey671/
Nelihe671/
Neslee671/
Notlee671/
Nitlei671/
Neulle671/
Nneale671/
Neleas671/
Neleyp671/
Netail671/
Neulie671/
Nesles671/
Neeled671/
Ngnele671/
Ngeley671/
Ngeele671/
Nitele671/
Nietla671/
Nästle671/
Nëgele671/
Gnelej671/
Nnetly671/
Nothle671/
Nelitt671/
Neulhe671/
Neylie671/
Nehlei671/
Neilhe671/
Natlie670/
Neyley670/
Nelhes670/
Neuley670/
Neslet670/
Nelest670/
Neitly670/
Neilei670/
Neasle670/
Neisle670/
Gneley670/
Nilett670/
Neslhe670/
Neilet670/

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Footnotes

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