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

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
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

Nut Last Name Facts

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

Nut (Hindi: नूत, Marathi: नुट, Oriya: ନୁତ, Russian: Нут) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Nuț. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nut? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,239th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 283,860 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nut reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 53,627th most common first name at a global level, held by 12,172 people.

The surname Nut is most common in Cambodia, where it is held by 24,402 people, or 1 in 635. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Phnom Penh, where 15 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 9 percent are found and Svay Rieng Province, where 8 percent are found. Not including Cambodia this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Nut Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nut has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Nut surname declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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/

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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