Nuttall Surname

29,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Nuttall Surname Definition:

Nuttall was a common name in Rochdale parish in the 16th century (F.), and it still occurs there. There was a gentle family of the name at Newhall - hay, in Rossendale, in the 17th century: Robert Nuttall was the name of a Bury gentleman last century (it is still a Bury name), and of the owner of Hollins in Accrington in 1734: Nuttall is a place in the county, originally written Nuthalgh (nut - field), and often corrupted to Nutto and Nuthow in old charters (W.

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Nuttall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,4911:5,871835
United States4,2811:84,6679,580
Australia1,8421:14,6562,075
Canada1,1661:31,6004,107
New Zealand5221:8,6751,500
South Africa2471:219,34323,014
Wales1731:17,8871,946
Scotland1581:33,8853,345
Spain531:882,11434,832
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Isle of Man361:2,384463
France351:1,897,792163,564
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Norway121:428,52437,411
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Jersey81:12,4002,398
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
China51:273,464,31313,838
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,4501:3,272463
Wales831:18,8971,104
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Jersey141:3,706624
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4361:115,18011,357

Nuttall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nuttall was a common name in Rochdale parish in the 16th century (F.), and it still occurs there. There was a gentle family of the name at Newhall - hay, in Rossendale, in the 17th century: Robert Nuttall was the name of a Bury gentleman last century (it is still a Bury name), and of the owner of Hollins in Accrington in 1734: Nuttall is a place in the county, originally written Nuthalgh (nut - field), and often corrupted to Nutto and Nuthow in old charters (W. W.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Nuttall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuttall is most common in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nuttall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuttall? popularity and diffusion

Nuttall is the 29,336th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 398,771 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Nuttall are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

Nuttall is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 9,491 people, or 1 in 5,871. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 22 percent are found, Lancashire, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Nuttall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nuttall has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Nuttall surname grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 982 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 163 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nuttall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nuttall surname is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nuttall last name are 19.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Nuttall earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning 339,673 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning R 336,996 per year; in United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $52,385 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nutthall936/
Nuttalll931/
Nutttall930/
Nutall92665/
Nuttal92227/
Nuthall86777/
Nuttoll865/
Neutall865/
Nuitall862/
Nutaall861/
Nottall861/
Nutttal861/
Nutal8365/
Nuttallová822/
Neustall800/
Nittal7764/
Neutal779/
Nuttol777/
Nottal775/
Notall773/
Noutal772/
Nutoll771/
Nautal771/
Nutaal771/
Nutale771/
Nutalt770/
Neutaille750/
Nothall719/
Nottoll714/
Noutale712/
Neuthal712/
Nuchtal711/
Neustal711/
Nital67183/
Notal6730/
Neustalt679/
Nutol672/
Neustatl672/
Nutalova671/
Noutaale671/

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