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UK surname

Nuthall

In the 1881 census there were 193 people recorded with the Nuthall surname, ranking it #13,144 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 222, ranked #18,277, down from #13,144 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, King's Lynn St Margaret and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wycombe and Eastbourne.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Nuthall is 253 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 15.0%.

1881 census count

193

Ranked #13,144

Modern count

222

2016, ranked #18,277

Peak year

1891

253 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Nuthall had 193 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,144 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 222 in 2016, ranked #18,277.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 253 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Nuthall surname distribution map

The map shows where the Nuthall surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Nuthall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Nuthall over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 121 #15,049
1861 historical 149 #15,373
1881 historical 193 #13,144
1891 historical 253 #12,645
1901 historical 183 #15,996
1911 historical 241 #13,229
1997 modern 207 #17,267
1998 modern 205 #17,850
1999 modern 210 #17,712
2000 modern 224 #16,934
2001 modern 221 #16,848
2002 modern 221 #17,206
2003 modern 233 #16,394
2004 modern 239 #16,193
2005 modern 226 #16,782
2006 modern 224 #16,990
2007 modern 226 #17,103
2008 modern 242 #16,432
2009 modern 233 #17,241
2010 modern 226 #17,942
2011 modern 219 #18,145
2012 modern 220 #18,034
2013 modern 225 #18,027
2014 modern 227 #18,029
2015 modern 229 #17,846
2016 modern 222 #18,277

Geography

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Where Nuthalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, King's Lynn St Margaret, London parishes, Ealing, Chiswick and Manchester. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wycombe, Eastbourne, Mid Devon and Croydon. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
2 King's Lynn St Margaret Norfolk
3 London parishes London 3
4 Ealing, Chiswick Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
5 Manchester Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Rhondda Cynon Taf 021 Rhondda Cynon Taf
2 Wycombe 004 Wycombe
3 Eastbourne 011 Eastbourne
4 Mid Devon 010 Mid Devon
5 Croydon 022 Croydon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Nuthall

These lists show first names that appear often with the Nuthall surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Nuthall

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Nuthall, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Nuthall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Nuthall household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Nuthall is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Nuthall is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Nuthall falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Nuthall is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Nuthall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Nuthall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Nuthall surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Surrey leads with 42 Nuthalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.56x.

County Total Index
Surrey 42 4.56x
Norfolk 37 12.72x
Middlesex 31 1.64x
Lancashire 17 0.76x
Yorkshire 15 0.80x
Nottinghamshire 14 5.49x
Hampshire 10 2.58x
Buckinghamshire 4 3.50x
Fife 4 3.57x
Devon 3 0.76x
Brecknockshire 2 5.29x
Cheshire 2 0.48x
Kent 2 0.31x
Leicestershire 2 0.95x
Royal Navy 2 8.87x
Wiltshire 2 1.20x
Angus 1 0.57x
Lincolnshire 1 0.33x
Perthshire 1 1.18x
Staffordshire 1 0.16x
Sussex 1 0.31x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Kingston On Thames in Surrey leads with 31 Nuthalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 139.95x.

Place Total Index
Kingston On Thames 31 139.95x
Great Yarmouth 10 41.49x
Narborough 10 3571.43x
Ealing 9 53.22x
Lambeth 9 5.45x
Nottingham St Mary 9 13.64x
Kings Lynn St Margaret 8 91.64x
Sheffield 8 13.40x
Nether Hallam 7 27.59x
Portsea 7 9.21x
Redenhall 6 530.97x
Islington London 5 2.73x
Little Bolton 5 17.32x
Over Darwen 5 27.89x
Beaconsfield 4 377.36x
Burntisland 4 127.80x
Fulham London 4 14.58x
Liverpool 4 2.93x
Hammersmith London 3 6.44x
Heigham 3 19.21x
St Luke London 3 9.88x
Chelsea London 2 3.51x
Dawlish 2 68.03x
Glasbury 2 392.16x
Great Bolton 2 6.72x
Nottingham St Nicholas 2 57.64x
Royal Navy 2 10.38x
St Andrew Holborn 2 31.20x
Trowbridge 2 27.03x
Wellow 2 833.33x
Abbots Bromley 1 105.26x
Abernyte 1 555.56x
Acton 1 9.02x
Alverstoke 1 7.12x
Anderton 1 454.55x
Basford 1 8.50x
Bishops Tawton 1 81.30x
Brighton 1 1.55x
Dundee 1 1.53x
Great Grimsby 1 5.21x
Hyde 1 8.11x
Leatherhead 1 43.29x
Livesey 1 25.38x
Margate St John Baptist 1 8.46x
Millbrook 1 10.24x
Orton On The Hill 1 555.56x
Ramsgate 1 9.49x
South Mimms 1 38.61x
St Faith Winchester 1 55.25x
Sutton 1 14.99x
Syston 1 51.02x
Willesden 1 5.61x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Nuthall surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Nuthall surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 9
William 7
Charles 6
Thomas 6
Edward 5
George 5
Henry 5
Daniel 3
James 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Edwin 2
Ernest 2
Francis 2
Harry 2
Horace 2
Nevil 2
Tom 2
Alf. 1
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
Byron 1
Caroline 1
Cas. 1
Chas.Edwd. 1
Earnest 1
Edgar 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
G. 1
G.Wm. 1
Herbert 1
Home 1
Percy 1
Ramsay 1
Robert 1
Roger 1
Sydney 1
T.H. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Nuthall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Nuthall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 193 people were recorded with the Nuthall surname. That placed it at #13,144 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Nuthall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 222 in 2016. That gives Nuthall a modern rank of #18,277.

What does the Nuthall map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Nuthall bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.