Nut Surname

21,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nut 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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Nut Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia24,4021:635167
India5221:1,469,47455,672
Indonesia3101:426,61035,763
Romania2091:96,06610,992
Philippines1271:797,15176,551
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
France41:16,605,680368,153
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

The alternate forms: Nuț (49) are calculated separately.

Nut (12,172) may also be a first name.

Nut 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

The same as Nott, Knot, Knott; from the ancient Scandinavian name Cnut, Knut, Anglicised Canute. Ferguson says Knut derived his name from a wen or tumour on his head. Knott and Nut occur in local names in England. But see Nothard.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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Nut Demographics

Average Male Nut Height

175.49 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 53 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Nut Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nut (Hindi: नूत, Marathi: नुट, Oriya: ନୁତ, Russian: Нут) is found most in Cambodia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Nuț. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nut? popularity and diffusion

Nut is the 21,239th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 283,860 people. The last name Nut is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nut are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 53,627th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 12,172 people.

The surname Nut is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is carried by 24,402 people, or 1 in 635. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 15 percent live, Kandal Province, where 9 percent live and Svay Rieng Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Cambodia this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Nut Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nut has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Nut last name decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuț8949/
Nutt8616,337/
Nhut865,925/
Nute862,593/
Naut861,606/
Nuth861,157/
Nout86779/
Gnut86482/
Nust86478/
Neut86464/
Nuut86354/
Nuyt86170/
Ngut86123/
Hnut8643/
Nuit8641/
Nuzt864/
Nuht862/
Nutp861/
Nult860/
Nudt860/
Nu80336,888/
Nault758,955/
Nuyts754,132/
Nauth751,617/
Neuts75572/
Neutz75558/
Nauts75468/
Nuyte75398/
Ngout75323/
Nutte75284/
Neute75215/
Nuste75174/
Nahut75145/
Nuite75127/
Nuijt7599/
Naust7588/
Naute7586/
Nouts7586/
Neutt7570/
Neudt7570/
Nautz7551/
Naudt7545/
Nouth7542/
Noudt7541/
Noute7540/
Neust7537/
Nuydt7524/
Nhute7523/
Nuits7514/
Ngaut7510/
Gnudt758/
Nuust758/
Nujht756/
Nuthe755/
Nnute755/
Nutth753/
Noust752/
Neuth751/
Nuute751/
Noutt751/
Hnaut751/
Noult751/
Nouët751/
Gnuth751/
Hnute751/
Nuitt750/
Nuitz750/
Noutz750/
Nhu67125,783/
Nau6792,989/
Ngu6739,140/
Nuh6720,044/
Neu6718,617/
Nou678,862/
Not672,798/
Nui672,359/
Nuy671,906/
Nus671,346/
Naudts671,124/
Nuu67477/
Nuz67316/
Nnu67226/
Noutch67179/
Nuj67164/
Nux67142/
Nup67139/
Nauthe6797/
Nud6794/
Gnu6773/
Nauste6746/
Neuthe6743/
Nouthe6738/
Hnault6737/
Nutova6730/
Neutts6729/
Nuchte6715/
Gneust6714/
Uamnut6712/
Hnu677/
Nuheet676/
Nautch675/
Nutthe674/
Gnaust673/
Ngoutt672/
Noutte672/
Naucht671/
Nautth671/
Hnaute671/
Neuste671/
Nuiste671/
Nutowa671/
Nuydts671/
Nuscht671/
Ngauth671/
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Nut Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nut in the Hindi language
नूतnuta71.43
नूटnuta28.57
Nut in the Oriya language
ନୁତnuta66.67
ନୁଟnuta33.33
Nut in the Marathi language
नुटnuta66.67
नूटnuta33.33
Nut in the Russian language
Нутnut-

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