How common is the surname Nuttall?

3,271 people in the United States had the surname Nuttall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,389 Americans. It ranked 9,884th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nuttall?

George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist (1862–1937), followed by Zelia Nuttall.

Where is the surname Nuttall most common?

Wikidata records people named Nuttall in the United States.

Is the surname Nuttall getting more or less common?

More common. 3,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,271 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Nuttall

An English place surname, carried by 3,271 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nuttall is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English hnutu (“nut”) + healh (“nook, corner”).

Nuttall is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,271 people named Nuttall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,389 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,056.

#9,884

rank among US surnames

3,271

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #9,761)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,877	Portis	3,274	94,302
#9,879	Soltis	3,273	94,331
#9,881	Ugarte	3,272	94,360
#9,884	Blakemore	3,271	94,389
#9,890	Reeser	3,270	94,418

Who is named Nuttall

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

93% of people named Nuttall identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nuttalls

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Nuttall
American-British bacteriologist (1862–1937)
Zelia Nuttall
American archaeologist and anthropologist (1857-1933)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nuttall come from?: From Old English hnutu (“nut”) + healh (“nook, corner”).
How common is the surname Nuttall?: 3,271 people in the United States had the surname Nuttall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,389 Americans. It ranked 9,884th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nuttall?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Nuttall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nuttall?: George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist (1862–1937), followed by Zelia Nuttall.
Where is the surname Nuttall most common?: Wikidata records people named Nuttall in the United States.
What type of surname is Nuttall?: Nuttall is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Nuttall getting more or less common?: More common. 3,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,271 in 2010, up 7.0%.