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    The surname Nute

    A patronymic surname, carried by 674 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex N300

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nute is more common than 79.2% of them.

    Origin

    Perhaps a patronymic surname, derived from a clipped form of the personal name Canute, or an alternative form of Nutt.

    Nute is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 674 people named Nute in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 458,079 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 764.

    #33,772
    rank among US surnames
    674
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -11.8%
    change since 2000 (was #29,210)

    Who is named Nute

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    78% of people named Nute identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 78%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Nute

    Nute has the Soundex code N300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N300.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Nute come from?
    Perhaps a patronymic surname, derived from a clipped form of the personal name Canute, or an alternative form of Nutt.
    How common is the surname Nute?
    674 people in the United States had the surname Nute in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 458,079 Americans. It ranked 33,772nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nute?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Nute identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Nute?
    Nute is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Nute getting more or less common?
    Less common. 764 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 674 in 2010, down 12%.