Notting Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Notting Surname Definition:

(English) represents 1 an Anglo-Saxon Hnotting-Hnotta’s Son [from Old English hnot, bald, close-cropped; with the ‘son’ suff. -ing] 2 an Anglo-Saxon Cnotting = Cnotta’s Son [Old English cnotta, m., a knot; with the ‘son’ suff. -ing] There seems to be no evidence for a local origin [Old Northern English ing, a meadow] of this name.

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Notting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Sweden151:656,45048,545
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

The alternate forms: Nötting (14) are calculated separately.

Notting (17) may also be a first name.

Notting Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) represents 1 an Anglo-Saxon Hnotting-Hnotta’s Son [from Old English hnot, bald, close-cropped; with the ‘son’ suff. -ing] 2 an Anglo-Saxon Cnotting = Cnotta’s Son [Old English cnotta, m., a knot; with the ‘son’ suff. -ing] There seems to be no evidence for a local origin [Old Northern English ing, a meadow] of this name.

Cp. Nutting.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Notting Last Name Facts

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

The last name Notting occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Nötting. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Notting? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,035,555th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Notting live; 51 percent live in Australasia and 51 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 230,732. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 59 percent reside, Queensland, where 29 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Australia this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Notting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Notting has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Notting Last Name Statistics demography

Notting earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning $53,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nötting9514/
Nottingh932/
Nottings931/
Nottin92365/
Noting927/
Nutting865,014/
Netting86499/
Nothing86105/
Natting862/
Noeting861/
Noiting861/
Nottint861/
Nottion861/
Nooting861/
Nottien860/
Nohting860/
Notin83900/
Noing8371/
Nuttings804/
Ngouting801/
Netthing801/
Noothing801/
Nhooting801/
Naetting800/
Noething800/
Notten77994/
Nating77256/
Notina77111/
Nostin7756/
Nattin7756/
Noutin7735/
Noteng7732/
Nothin7723/
Hnotin7723/
Nosing7715/
Neting7713/
Nuting7713/
Notion779/
Ngoing776/
Notäng775/
Nuttng771/
Notien771/
Noitin771/
Ngotin771/
Gnoing771/
Gnotin771/
Nootin771/
Nong73824,941/
Noin732,769/
Notn731/
Nething71577/
Noosing71223/
Nossing7138/
Nouteng7113/
Nattina7110/
Natieng719/
Ngating718/
Nathing715/
Nuthing714/
Ngotina713/
Natuing713/
Nationg713/
Nauting713/
Nosingh712/
Nöthing712/
Noothin712/
Ngoteng712/
Noising712/
Noytten711/
Nootten711/
Noustin711/
Neeting711/
Hnotina711/
Natingh711/
Nutieng711/
Noisngk711/
Nusting710/
Nutteng710/
Natingue677,419/
Noung671,889/
Natin671,441/
Noyng67905/
Noten67832/
Nosin67229/
Nuong67211/
Nettaeng67126/
Noine67122/
Nótin67109/
Ngoin67106/
Nhong67100/
Nuttinck6771/
Noong6762/
Notim6756/
Nnong6733/
Gnong6730/
Nootn6724/
Notyn6718/
Naething6715/
Noitaeng6715/
Nongs677/
Nongh676/
Nongt676/
Nocin675/
Noiching674/
Nongk673/
Nattn673/
Notinová672/
Notín672/
Nomng672/
Nauthtin671/
Notne671/
Noint671/
Nongg671/
Noussing671/
Nouteung671/
Nothinck671/
Nohng671/
Neething671/
Hnong671/
Natng671/
Nootyong671/
Noyching671/
Noinh671/
Noinn671/
Hnuthing671/

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