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Nutt Family History

Nutt Surname Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English note nute notte nutte ‘nut’ (Old English hnutu) perhaps used for a man with a round head or a brown complexion.

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a nut-tree from Middle English note nute notte nutte ‘nut’ (Old English hnutu) used also to denote the tree.

Irish (Ulster especially Derry): shortened form of McNutt.

North German: nickname for an industrious person from Middle High German nutte ‘useful, efficient’.

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


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You can see how Nutt families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Nutt family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Nutt families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 246 Nutt families living in London. This was about 12% of all the recorded Nutt's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Nutt families in 1891.
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What did your Nutt ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Builders Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Nutt. 8% of Nutt men worked as a Builders Labourer and 72% of Nutt women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Nutt were Gardener and Housewife.

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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

  • Builders Labourer
    8%
  • General Labourer
    8%
  • Incapacitated
    5%
  • Gardener
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
  • Domestic Duties
    2%
  • Housewife
    2%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 11,000 military records available for the last name Nutt. For the veterans among your Nutt ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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