Nottingham Surname
Approximately 7,611 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameNottingham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,494 | 1:65,974 | 7,709 |
| England | 1,314 | 1:42,403 | 5,420 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 199 | 1:6,854 | 1,033 |
| Canada | 126 | 1:292,425 | 27,191 |
| Australia | 123 | 1:219,477 | 21,009 |
| New Zealand | 118 | 1:38,376 | 6,521 |
| Wales | 98 | 1:31,577 | 3,178 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 787 | 1:30,973 | 4,122 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 842 | 1:59,642 | 6,589 |
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.
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.
(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]
The chief town of the shire so named.
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.
Nottingham Demographics
Average Male Nottingham Height
176.87 cm
Average Female Nottingham Height
164.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notingham | 95 | 9 | / |
| Nottinghame | 95 | 2 | / |
| Nottngham | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nottingam | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nettingham | 90 | 55 | / |
| Nottinghan | 90 | 22 | / |
| Nothingham | 90 | 4 | / |
| Nuttingham | 90 | 2 | / |
| Nattingham | 90 | 0 | / |
| Nothingam | 84 | 0 | / |
| Noingam | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nongham | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngotngam | 78 | 320 | / |
| Nongkham | 78 | 128 | / |
| Nongam | 75 | 65 | / |
| Nottingon | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nonghan | 71 | 617 | / |
| Netngam | 71 | 355 | / |
| Nonngam | 71 | 69 | / |
| Nutngam | 71 | 20 | / |
| Noongam | 71 | 16 | / |
| Natngam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Noungam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nangham | 71 | 2 | / |
| Noyngam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonggam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonghang | 67 | 333 | / |
| Nongkhom | 67 | 131 | / |
| Hnonghan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nongchan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nhonghan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nongkhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noonngam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noumngam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noomngam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Natengam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nangkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Natingan | 67 | 1 | / |
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