Nutt Surname

32,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Nutt 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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Nutt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8801:36,6864,551
England2,8831:19,3262,756
Australia1,1751:22,9753,164
Canada4041:91,20210,011
Germany3771:213,54224,140
South Africa3641:148,84016,928
Northern Ireland2951:6,2541,134
Wales2401:12,8941,430
Scotland1791:29,9103,109
Liechtenstein1021:37662
Bahamas651:6,027567
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
France151:4,428,181244,602
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1801:24,6102,674
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0161:12,0911,843
Scotland1181:31,7222,652
Wales361:43,5672,298
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1941:22,8892,871

The alternate forms: Nütt (6) are calculated separately.

Nutt (691) may also be a first name.

Nutt 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

(Anglo-Scand.) an Anglicized form (10th and nth cent. Cnut) of the Old Norse Knút-r (Canute) [Old Norse knút-r, a knot] (English) 1 Dweller by a Nut-Tree [Old English hnutu, a nut] 2 occasionally conf. with Nott, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Nuadhat Fairly numerous in Ulster

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Descendant of Canute (kind, race).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Nutt Last Name Facts

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

Nutt (Russian: Нутт) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Nütt. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nutt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nutt is the 32,574th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 446,076 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Nutt live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Nutt is also the 314,578th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 691 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9,880 people, or 1 in 36,686. In The United States Nutt is primarily found in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Arkansas, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Nutt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nutt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nutt surname increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 667 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nutt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Nutt are 9.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nutt earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.38% more than the national average, earning R 309,840 per year; in United States they earn 2.76% less than the national average, earning $41,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $48,319 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nütt926/
Nutte89284/
Neutt8970/
Nutth893/
Noutt891/
Nuitt890/
Nut8625,673/
Neutts8029/
Nutthe804/
Noutte802/
Ngoutt802/
Nautth801/
Nott7510,849/
Nhut755,925/
Nute752,593/
Naut751,606/
Nuth751,157/
Nout75779/
Gnut75482/
Nust75478/
Neut75464/
Nuut75354/
Nuyt75170/
Ngut75123/
Hnut7543/
Nuit7541/
Nuzt754/
Nótt752/
Nuht752/
Nutp751/
Nudt750/
Nult750/
Nuttová7316/
Nu67336,888/
Nault678,955/
Nuyts674,132/
Nauth671,617/
Neuts67572/
Neutz67558/
Nauts67468/
Nuyte67398/
Ngout67323/
Neute67215/
Nuste67174/
Nahut67145/
Noott67138/
Nuite67127/
Nuijt6799/
Naust6788/
Nouts6786/
Naute6786/
Neudt6770/
Nautz6751/
Naudt6745/
Nouth6742/
Noudt6741/
Noute6740/
Neust6737/
Nuydt6724/
Nhute6723/
Nuits6714/
Ngaut6710/
Nuust678/
Gnudt678/
Nujht676/
Nnute675/
Nuthe675/
Noust672/
Neuth671/
Hnute671/
Nuute671/
Hnott671/
Hnaut671/
Noult671/
Nouët671/
Gnuth671/
Nuitz670/
Noutz670/

Nutt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nutt in the Russian language
Нуттnutt-

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