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 1,020
Agricultural Labourer 264
Domestic Servant 49
Farm Labourer 49
Labourer 48
Dress Maker 37
General Labourer 35
Laundress 32
General Servant 30
Carpenter 29
Coal Miner 29
Annuitant 23
Gardener 21
Errand Boy 18
General Servant Domestic 18
No Occupation 17
Shoe Maker 15
Silk Weaver 15
Charwoman 14
Blacksmith 13
Tailoress 13
Cook 12
House Keeper 11
Tailor 11
Coachman 10

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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