Notts Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Notts Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cnut' (Canute), found in the 13th century as Note. The diminutive Nutkins and the patronymic Notson clearly establish the fontal origin of this little batch of surnames. There are two Cnuts in Domesday, one in Yorkshire, the other in Derbyshire; compare Knutsford, a village in Cheshire.

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Notts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England111:5,065,278148,650
India111:69,733,217610,955
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Notts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cnut' (Canute), found in the 13th century as Note. The diminutive Nutkins and the patronymic Notson clearly establish the fontal origin of this little batch of surnames. There are two Cnuts in Domesday, one in Yorkshire, the other in Derbyshire; compare Knutsford, a village in Cheshire.

Note Attehel (at the hill), Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alice Note, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John Note, Suffolk, ibid.

John Noteson, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Nottson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Magota Nutte, 1379: ibid.

1581. George Nutt, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

Probably Knut, the Danish personal name, which we now improperly write in two syllables-Canute. See Knott.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Notts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Notts (Russian: Ноттс) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Notts? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Notts occurs mostly in Europe, where 34 percent of Notts live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Notts is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Notts is primarily concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 20 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Virginia, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and India, where 25 percent reside.

Notts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Notts has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 46 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Notts Last Name Statistics demography

Notts earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nootts910/
Hnotts910/
Noetts910/
Nott8910,849/
Nots8936/
Notte802,798/
Noott80138/
Nouts8086/
Hnots8081/
Noots8035/
Gnott8035/
Gnots8019/
Notse8011/
Natts8011/
Notsh803/
Nutts803/
Nottz803/
Ngott803/
Noutt801/
Nosts801/
Noits801/
Hnott801/
Nos755,603/
Not752,798/
Notshe73498/
Notsch73242/
Noites73144/
Neutts7329/
Noutse736/
Noutte732/
Ngoutt732/
Noytes731/
Ngouts731/
Nose6725,000/
Natt674,736/
Noth674,379/
Noss673,414/
Ngot673,146/
Notz672,964/
Note672,013/
Noot671,855/
Nosh671,666/
Gnos67942/
Ngos67878/
Nout67779/
Gnot67388/
Hnot67324/
Noos67319/
Nois67249/
Nous67218/
Nuos67203/
Nost67140/
Noit67138/
Notø6792/
Noët6772/
Nohs6764/
Nods6755/
Nats6750/
Noys6732/
Noyt6725/
Nuts6725/
Hnos6712/
Nuot6710/
Nodt679/
Nhot679/
Noht677/
Nosz676/
Nocs674/
Notx673/
Nottová672/
Nótt672/
Noxs672/
Nnattsj671/
Nouhtse671/
Ngnotse671/
Nuyttes671/
Ìnot671/
Nosd671/
Nosp671/
Notp671/
Nozt671/
Nhos671/
Notc671/
Nojt670/

Notts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Notts in the Russian language
Ноттсnotts-

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