Nutter Family History
Nutter Name Meaning
English:: variant of Nuttall . alternatively a variant of Nothard an occupational name from Middle English nout-heard ‘cowherd cowman’ (Old Norse naut ‘beast ox’ + Old English hierde ‘herd herdsman’). (Yorkshire and Lancashire): occupational name for a scribe or clerk from Middle English notiere notiere ‘secretary recorder’ (Old French noteur from Latin notarius an agent derivative of nota ‘mark sign’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022