Nettlefold Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Nettlefold Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the nettle-fold,' from residence thereby. I cannot find the spot.

1633. Married — George Nelson and Ann Nettlefold: St. Antholin (London).

1635. George Nettelfold sailed in the Globe to Virginia: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

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Nettlefold Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3091:87,36510,087
England401:1,392,95161,553
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633

Nettlefold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the nettle-fold,' from residence thereby. I cannot find the spot.

1633. Married — George Nelson and Ann Nettlefold: St. Antholin (London).

1635. George Nettelfold sailed in the Globe to Virginia: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

1752. Married — John Poynton and Elizabeth Nettlefold: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1790. — John Nettlefold and Elizabeth Humphry: St. George, Hanover Square.

Nettlefold. On the 33rd inst at Hallfield, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Hugh, son of the late Edward John Nettlefold': Daily Telegraph, Dec. 27, 1893.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Nettle- Fold [Old English netel + fal(o)d, a sheepfold]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Netherfold; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Average Nettlefold Salary in
England

£22,330

Per year
Rank:
73,813 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.84173E-5
Rank: 83,710 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
82.78%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Nettlefold Last Name Facts

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

Nettlefold is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nettlefold? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 757,040th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. Nettlefold occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Nettlefold live; 82 percent live in Australasia and 82 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 87,365. In Australia it is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 32 percent reside, Tasmania, where 31 percent reside and Victoria, where 26 percent reside. Other than Australia Nettlefold exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Nettlefold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nettlefold has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nettlefold Last Name Statistics demography

Nettlefold earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 61.54% more than the national average, earning $80,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nettlefield861/
Nettelfield7664/
Nettelfeild761/
Nittlefield760/
Natal Foleto551/

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