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UK surname

Nutman

In the 1881 census there were 155 people recorded with the Nutman surname, ranking it #15,174 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 238, ranked #17,361, down from #15,174 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Swindon, Lyddington, Bamburgh and Kensington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Weymouth and Portland, South Gloucestershire and Great Yarmouth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Nutman is 249 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 53.5%.

1881 census count

155

Ranked #15,174

Modern count

238

2016, ranked #17,361

Peak year

1999

249 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Nutman had 155 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,174 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 238 in 2016, ranked #17,361.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 214 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities.

Nutman surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Nutman surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Nutman 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 113 #15,815
1861 historical 82 #23,321
1881 historical 155 #15,174
1891 historical 186 #15,740
1901 historical 194 #15,425
1911 historical 214 #14,333
1997 modern 241 #15,638
1998 modern 243 #15,993
1999 modern 249 #15,844
2000 modern 245 #15,955
2001 modern 235 #16,147
2002 modern 245 #16,041
2003 modern 246 #15,769
2004 modern 239 #16,193
2005 modern 236 #16,286
2006 modern 232 #16,600
2007 modern 229 #16,941
2008 modern 234 #16,827
2009 modern 246 #16,597
2010 modern 249 #16,837
2011 modern 247 #16,783
2012 modern 228 #17,584
2013 modern 241 #17,202
2014 modern 238 #17,480
2015 modern 237 #17,413
2016 modern 238 #17,361

Geography

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Where Nutmans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Swindon, Lyddington, Bamburgh, Kensington, London parishes and Great Yarmouth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Weymouth and Portland, South Gloucestershire and Great Yarmouth. 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 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
2 Bamburgh Northumberland
3 Kensington London (West Districts)
4 London parishes London 2
5 Great Yarmouth Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Weymouth and Portland 004 Weymouth and Portland
2 South Gloucestershire 002 South Gloucestershire
3 Weymouth and Portland 005 Weymouth and Portland
4 Great Yarmouth 011 Great Yarmouth
5 Great Yarmouth 006 Great Yarmouth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Nutman

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Nutman

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Nutman, 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

Baseline UK

Group

Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities

Nationally, the Nutman surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities, within Baseline UK. This does not mean every Nutman household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Single-person households are common in these neighbourhoods, and these residents are typically divorced rather than never married. A high proportion of residents were born outside the UK in the EU. There are many young adults, some with young children, but relatively few residents are of normal retirement age or over. Although levels of identification with ethnic minorities are in line with the Supergroup average, individuals identifying with Mixed or Multiple ethnicities is more common than average. High long-term disability rates are observed, and unpaid care is more common than in the rest of the Group. The predominant housing types are terraced houses and flats, which are typically part of the social rented sector. This Group is commonly found in coastal areas and (present-day or former) industrial towns and cities.

Wider pattern

This Supergroup exemplifies the broad base to the UK’s social structure, encompassing as it does the average or modal levels of many neighbourhood characteristics, including all housing tenures, a range of levels of educational attainment and religious affiliations, and a variety of pre-retirement age structures. Yet, in combination, these mixes are each distinctive of the parts of the UK. Overall, terraced houses and flats are the most prevalent, as is employment in intermediate or low-skilled occupations. However, this Supergroup is also characterised by above average levels of unemployment and lower levels of use of English as the main language. Many neighbourhoods occur in south London and the UK’s other major urban centres.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Nutman is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Nutman is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Nutman falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

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

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Nutman is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 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 Nutman, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Nutman families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Nutman 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. Middlesex leads with 37 Nutmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.45x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 37 2.45x
Norfolk 33 14.20x
Surrey 24 3.26x
Durham 13 2.89x
Leicestershire 9 5.37x
Suffolk 9 4.89x
Cumberland 8 6.15x
Northumberland 6 2.67x
Wiltshire 5 3.74x
Dorset 4 4.03x
Hampshire 4 1.29x
Kirkcudbrightshire 1 4.57x
Lancashire 1 0.06x
Ross-shire 1 2.41x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Great Yarmouth in Norfolk leads with 33 Nutmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 171.34x.

Place Total Index
Great Yarmouth 33 171.34x
Hetton Le Hole 13 228.07x
Acton 10 112.87x
Croydon 8 19.56x
Gorleston 8 170.94x
Kensington London 8 9.52x
St Cuthbert W O 8 126.18x
Bromley London 7 21.05x
Lambeth 6 4.55x
Leicester St Nicholas 6 631.58x
Newcastle On Tyne St 6 51.46x
Swindon 5 48.22x
St George In East 4 38.91x
Walton On Thames 4 118.34x
Cobham 3 247.93x
Leicester St Mary 3 22.16x
Longfleet 3 260.87x
Christchurch 2 29.76x
Hackney London 2 2.36x
South Stoneham 2 29.76x
Bermondsey 1 2.22x
Clapham 1 5.29x
Crossmichael 1 144.93x
Fulham London 1 4.56x
Hanworth 1 188.68x
Islington London 1 0.68x
Lyme Regis 1 84.03x
Paddington London 1 1.80x
Shipmeadow 1 909.09x
Shoreditch London 1 1.53x
Southwark St George Martyr 1 3.29x
St Pancras London 1 0.82x
Stornoway 1 18.48x
West Derby 1 1.91x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 12
Louisa 7
Ann 5
Sarah 5
Caroline 4
Emma 3
Margaret 3
Martha 3
Mary 3
Ada 2
Alice 2
Annie 2
Eleanor 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Ethel 2
Amy 1
Anne 1
Charlotte 1
Edith 1
Elenor 1
Elizath. 1
Elsie 1
Eva 1
Flora 1
Frances 1
Fras. 1
Hannah 1
Harriett 1
Isabella 1
Jeannie 1
Joice 1
Kate 1
Louise 1
Lousia 1
Marie 1
Marion 1
Matilda 1
Rosella 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 9
John 9
William 8
Robert 6
Charles 5
Henry 5
Thomas 5
Frederick 3
Samuel 3
Irving 2
Benjamin 1
Charley 1
Chas.W. 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Hanworth 1
Herbert 1
Hopeful 1
Isaac 1
James 1
Joseph 1
Joshua 1
Percy 1
Peter 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Nutman surname: questions and answers

How common was the Nutman surname in 1881?

In 1881, 155 people were recorded with the Nutman surname. That placed it at #15,174 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Nutman surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 238 in 2016. That gives Nutman a modern rank of #17,361.

What does the Nutman map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Nutman 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.