Nunns Surname

285,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Nunns Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the son of the nun,' i.e. the child of a lapsed vowess. Middle English nonne and nunne. Lower recalls an Anglo-Saxon Nun, a personal name, but this was in 710, and there is no evidence that it survived to the 13th century.

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Nunns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6331:88,0229,558
United States2871:1,262,92389,039
New Zealand1451:31,2305,420
Canada941:391,97434,739
Australia831:325,24927,873
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Wales221:140,66110,115
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Montserrat21:2,474299
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4031:60,4857,077
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Nunns Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the son of the nun,' i.e. the child of a lapsed vowess. Middle English nonne and nunne. Lower recalls an Anglo-Saxon Nun, a personal name, but this was in 710, and there is no evidence that it survived to the 13th century. On the other hand we have proof of the origin given above.

Alice la Nonne, et Robert Alius ejus Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Nunnes, Nottinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Hugo Nunneson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1548. Robert Nonson: Register of the University of Oxford.

1742. Buried — Hannah Nonson: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

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

Nunn’s (Son), v.Nun(n.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nunns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nunns occurs most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nunns.

How Common Is The Last Name Nunns? popularity and diffusion

It is the 285,960th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,422,281 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Nunns live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 633 people, or 1 in 88,022. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 34 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England Nunns is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Nunns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nunns has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Nunns last name expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 504 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nunns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nunns surname is primarily Anglican (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nunns last name are 18.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nunns earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.22% less than the national average, earning R 156,324 per year; in United States they earn 23.55% more than the national average, earning $53,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $49,209 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nounns911/
Nuns89442/
Nunse80152/
Nouns8024/
Neuns8013/
Nauns804/
Nonns801/
Nunss801/
Nunst801/
Nunnz801/
Neunse732/
Nunsht731/
Nons671,225/
Nuytens67505/
Nuttens67338/
Nunz67102/
Neutens6774/
Nums6744/
Neusens6714/
Nuggins679/
Gnusins673/
Nunsche671/
Nussens671/
Nuttins671/

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