Find out how popular the last name Nattress is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Nattress.

Nattress, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Nattress surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nattress in America

Nattress is the 56588th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nattress surname appeared 361 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Nattress.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nattress to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Nattress

The surname Nattress originates from England and dates back to the late medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "nœtt" meaning "a nit or small insect" and "hærs" meaning "meadow or grassland." The name likely referred to someone who lived or worked near an infested meadow or pasture.

In its early forms, the name was spelled in various ways including Natresse, Natteres, and Natteresse. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1230, where it is listed as "Robert Nateres." This suggests the name was already established in northern England by the 13th century.

The Nattress surname is also found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, a census-like record of landowners in England. Here it is spelled "Nateresse" and associated with the county of Lincolnshire. This provides evidence that the name had spread to other parts of the country by this time.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the spelling began to standardize closer to its modern form. Notable early bearers include John Nattresse, born around 1560 in Yorkshire, and William Nattress, a landowner in Lincolnshire mentioned in parish records from 1642.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the modern "Nattress" spelling dates to 1674, when it appears in the baptismal records of St. Peter's Church in Leeds, Yorkshire. This entry refers to the christening of Elizabeth Nattress, daughter of Thomas Nattress.

A few notable individuals with the Nattress surname from history include:

1. Reverend Thomas Nattress (1684-1764), an English clergyman who served as the rector of Kirby Underdale in Yorkshire.

2. John Nattress (1790-1856), a British naval officer who saw action during the Napoleonic Wars.

3. Mary Nattress (1832-1905), a pioneering English female explorer who traveled extensively in the Middle East.

4. Edwin Nattress (1838-1913), a noted English artist known for his landscape paintings of Yorkshire.

5. William Nattress (1822-1899), a British railway engineer who worked on several major rail projects in the 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nattress

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Nattress.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Nattress was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Nattress has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Nattress was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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