Nettleton Surname

94,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Nettleton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Nettleton,' parishes in Lincolnshire (one mile from Caistor) and Wiltshire (eight miles from Chippenham).

1616. Buried — Ann Nettleton, servant to Elizabeth Osborne: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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Nettleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7581:131,42113,841
England1,3421:41,5195,319
Australia4141:65,2077,802
Canada2941:125,32513,101
South Africa611:888,15957,770
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Wales391:79,3476,699
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2761:19,1032,747
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9241:54,3496,107

Nettleton (19) may also be a first name.

Nettleton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Nettleton,' parishes in Lincolnshire (one mile from Caistor) and Wiltshire (eight miles from Chippenham).

1616. Buried — Ann Nettleton, servant to Elizabeth Osborne: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1617. Robert Nettleton, gent, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1665. Baptised — Ann, d. Thomas Nettleton: Kensington Parish.

1665-6. Anthony Tye and Mary Nettleton: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

= Nettelton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Lincoln and Wilts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire, Wiltshire.

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

Nettleton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nettleton is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nettleton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 94,603rd most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,447,090 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Nettleton live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Nettleton is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,758 people, or 1 in 131,421. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Nettleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nettleton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nettleton surname increased 298 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 390 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nettleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nettleton last name is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nettleton last name are 15.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nettleton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.98% more than the national average, earning R 403,944 per year; in United States they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $43,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.39% more than the national average, earning $58,321 CAD per year.

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