Nunn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Nunn Name Meaning: A nickname for a 'spiritually devoted person,or occupational for somenone who was employed within a convent 'nunn'.

Nunn was probably originally denoted for a 'male' who worked at a nunnery. May also describe a 'virtuous' person.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Nunn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Nunn family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 434
Agricultural Labourer 334
House Servant 37
Labourer 32
Dress Maker 30
House Keeper 20
Shoe Maker 18
Farm Labourer 18
General Servant 17
Servant 15
Groom 13
Silk Weaver 13
Cook 12
Ag Labourer 12
Gardener 11
Tailor 11
Agricultural Labourer Wife 11
Carpenter 11
Laundress 10
Blacksmith 10
Ag Lab 10
House Maid 9
Carrier 8
Silk Winder 8
Labourer's Wife 8

Nunn Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Nunn 100% 36,362
2 Noonan 50% 2,656
3 Annan 40% 1,452
4 Noone 40% 1,226
5 Ennion 33% 851
6 Nunan 80% 681
7 Nun 75% 562
8 Nann 75% 321
9 Neenan 50% 166
10 None 50% 157
11 Annon 40% 125

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