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

Nott, 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 Nott surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nott in America

Nott is the 12064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nott surname appeared 2,585 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Nott.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nott 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 Nott

The surname Nott is of Anglo-Saxon origin, derived from the Old English word "hnot" meaning "nut" or "nut tree." It was likely initially a descriptive nickname for someone who lived near a nut tree or grove of nut trees.

The name can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, where it was recorded as "de la Notte" in Norfolk. This suggests that the name was already established in England by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Richard de la Notte, who was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1176. The name was also found in various other medieval records, such as the Hundred Rolls of 1273, where it appeared as "atte Notte" in Oxfordshire.

The spelling of the name evolved over time, with variants including Nott, Notte, and Nutt. It was also sometimes associated with place names like Notte in Wiltshire or Notte Sutton in Kent.

Notable individuals with the surname Nott include Sir John Nott (1751-1826), a British diplomat and politician who served as Governor of Virginia and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands. Another was Sir William Nott (1782-1845), a British Army officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the First Anglo-Afghan War.

In the literary world, John Nott (1751-1826) was an English clergyman and scholar who published editions of classical works, while George Frederick Nott (1768-1841) was an English poet and playwright.

John Mercer Nott (1786-1879) was an American physician and educator who served as the third President of Union College in New York.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nott

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

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 Nott 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 Nott 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 Nott was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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