Nottage Surname

153,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Nottage Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the nut-hatch.' Halliwell quotes: 'Nothagge, a byrde, jaye,' Palsgrave; 'Fidtcula, a nuthage,' Vocab. Rawl. MS.; 'The nuthake with her notes newe,' The Squire of Low Degree, 55. compare Jay, Nightingale, Sparrow, Pidgeon, Woodcock, &c 'Nothak, byrde, picus': Prompt Parv.

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Nottage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8831:410,48635,724
England8421:66,1737,690
Bahamas7381:531112
Australia2401:112,48212,520
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Wales221:140,66110,115
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5971:40,8305,167
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Nottage Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the nut-hatch.' Halliwell quotes: 'Nothagge, a byrde, jaye,' Palsgrave; 'Fidtcula, a nuthage,' Vocab. Rawl. MS.; 'The nuthake with her notes newe,' The Squire of Low Degree, 55. compare Jay, Nightingale, Sparrow, Pidgeon, Woodcock, &c 'Nothak, byrde, picus': Prompt Parv. The meaning is nut-hack, i.e. a nut-cracker. Should this derivation be deemed unsatisfactory (although the corruption into Nottage is a natural one), a local origin must be sought for.

1788. Married — John Nottage and Mary Whitehouse: St. George, Hanover Square.

1793. — Josias Nottidge and Emily Pepys: ibid.

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

(English) 1 a nickname from the bird called the Nothatch (or Nuthatch) [Middle English not(e, Old English hnutu, a nut + a palatal deriv. of Old English haccian, to hack] 2 belonging to Nottage (Glam.) [by analogy, the -age here may be for -wich, Old English wíc, a place]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in South Wales. Orfrom the Flemish, Notez; from the German, Nôthig; a personal name.

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

Nottage is another form of Nottidge, the name of a Booking family of note, one of whose members was high sheriff of Essex early in this century (W.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Nottage Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nottage is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nottage? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 153,887th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,552,555 people. Nottage is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Nottage live; 31 percent live in Northern Europe and 31 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 883 people, or 1 in 410,486. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 26 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and The Bahamas, where 26 percent reside.

Nottage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nottage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nottage surname increased 730 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nottage Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nottage last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nottage last name are 13.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nottage earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $52,297 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nottager930/
Notage926/
Nottace861/
Nuttage861/
Nottaje860/
Notgage860/
Nattage860/
Nottidge80145/
Nothager800/
Notaga772/
Natage772/
Noutanghe751/
Notagay71141/
Notaise7125/
Notazhe7122/
Notagai7116/
Naatage716/
Noteghe713/
Nathage711/
Nostase711/
Nastage711/
Nothege711/
Notasie711/
Natager711/
Nuthage710/
Nottize710/
Nethage710/
Nootangi6724/
Notakhei6714/
Nattaghi676/
Nattakhe674/
Nattaser674/
Nothegge672/
Natagueh671/
Nathager671/
Noteghie671/
Noutagha671/
Noutadje671/
Nattache671/
Nothause670/

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