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 614
Agricultural Labourer 319
Labourer 61
Dress Maker 39
Domestic Servant 38
General Servant 32
House Keeper 20
Carpenter 19
Agricultural Labourer Wife 18
Laundress 17
Annuitant 16
Farm Labourer 16
Servant 15
House Maid 14
Groom 12
Wife Of Above 12
Shoe Maker 12
Gardener 11
Coachman 11
Nurse 11
Tailoress 11
Farm Bailiff 10
Blacksmith 10
Clerk 9
Silk Weaver 9

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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