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Nutkins Name Meaning

variant of the now extinct surname Nutkin with post-medieval excrescent -s. Its origin is a Middle English male or female personal name Nutekin or Notekin which was probably introduced to England from Flanders or Picardy after the Norman Conquest. It corresponds to Middle Dutch *Noutekin Noidekin a diminutive of Middle Dutch Nout itself a pet form of the Middle Dutch male name Arnout (Continental Germanic Arnwald see Arnold ) and presumably also of its female equivalent which is attested in the latinized forms Arnolda (Paris 9th cent.) and Ernaud(i)a (Arras 13th cent.). Compare Nutland .

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Burkins, Gutkin, Judkins, Lukins, Mulkins, Watkins, Junkins, Atkins

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You can see how Nutkins families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Nutkins family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 36 Nutkins families living in London. This was about 57% of all the recorded Nutkins's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Nutkins families in 1891.
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What did your Nutkins ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Nutkins. 100% of Nutkins men worked as a Laborer. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    100%
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There are 184 immigration records available for the last name Nutkins. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 137 military records available for the last name Nutkins. For the veterans among your Nutkins ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Nutkins life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1990, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Nutkins in 1963 was 78, and 77 in 2003.

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