Nottingham Surname

65,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Nottingham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Nottingham.'

Hugh de Notingham, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Notingham, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert de Notingham, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

1553.

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Nottingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4941:65,9747,709
England1,3141:42,4035,420
Trinidad and Tobago1991:6,8541,033
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Australia1231:219,47721,009
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Wales981:31,5773,178
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7871:30,9734,122
Wales131:120,6475,000
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8421:59,6426,589

Nottingham (29) may also be a first name.

Nottingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Nottingham.'

Hugh de Notingham, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Notingham, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert de Notingham, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

1553. Married — Fraunces Nottingham and Mary Halliwell: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1718. Baptised — John, s. John Nottingham: St. John Baptist on Wallbrook.

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

NOTHINGHAM: Henricus de Nothingham, canon of Caithness, who witnessed a charter of Johannes Fraser de Glenwyn in 1272 (Scon, p. 85), probably derived his name from Nothingham (in 1408 Nothigane) in the parish of Latheron, Caithness, now Nottingham.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Nottingham, 13th cent. Notingham, the Anglo-Saxon Snotingahám = the Home of the Snot(a Family [the pers. name is prob. contracted from Old English snotor = Old Norse snotr (in fact, the form Snothringham occurs in a Latin charter A.D. 868), wise, prudent (cp. Northern English snot, neat, handsome)-f the genit. pl. (-inga) of -ing, son + hám, home, estate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The chief town of the shire so named.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the borough town of Nottingham, in England. Bailey says the name is corrupted from Snottingham, from the Saxon Snottenga, caves, and ham, a village, from the many caves and places of security found in that county.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Nottingham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nottingham occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nottingham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 65,580th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 957,502 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Nottingham reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 29 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,494 people, or 1 in 65,974. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Virginia, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 3 percent live.

Nottingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nottingham has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 754 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nottingham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nottingham are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nottingham earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13% less than the national average, earning R 206,736 per year; in United States they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $41,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $55,568 CAD per year.

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