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Nott Family History

Nott Surname Meaning

English: nickname for a bald man or one who kept his hair extremely close-cropped from Middle English nott ‘bald-headed close-cropped’ (Old English hnott). English: variant of Knott.

English: occasionally perhaps from a Middle English female personal name Note a short form of a name such as Alinot a pet form of Aline. See Allen.

German: from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with nōt ‘distress travail force’ (see Noth) or a nickname for a needy person of the same origin.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Nott family from?

You can see how Nott families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Nott family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Nott families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 364 Nott families living in London. This was about 18% of all the recorded Nott's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Nott families in 1891.
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What did your Nott ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Nott. 16% of Nott men worked as a Farmer and 69% of Nott women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Nott were Retired and Unpaid Domestic.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Farmer
    16%
  • General Labourer
    13%
  • Builders Labourer
    8%
  • Retired
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    69%
  • Incapacitated
    3%
  • Private Means
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    2%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Nott. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 7,000 military records available for the last name Nott. For the veterans among your Nott ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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