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.
Discover how your Nunn ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20 |
| Berkshire | 47 |
| Cambridgeshire | 424 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 33 |
| Cornwall | 13 |
| Cumberland | 16 |
| Derbyshire | 89 |
| Devon | 81 |
| Dorset | 18 |
| Durham | 229 |
| Essex | 1,010 |
| Gloucestershire | 71 |
| Hampshire | 119 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 115 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 165 |
| Lancashire | 193 |
| Leicestershire | 24 |
| Lincolnshire | 33 |
| London | 1,593 |
| Middlesex | 357 |
| Northumberland | 33 |
| Norfolk | 272 |
| Northamptonshire | 20 |
| Nottinghamshire | 54 |
| Oxfordshire | 22 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 1,423 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 267 |
| Sussex | 110 |
| Staffordshire | 53 |
| Warwickshire | 30 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 29 |
| Worcestershire | 25 |
| Yorkshire | 464 |
| Anglesey | 6 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 689 |
| Farm Labourer | 139 |
| General Labourer | 56 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 50 |
| Private Means | 40 |
| Labourer | 38 |
| Clerk | 32 |
| Dressmaker | 31 |
| None | 30 |
| Horseman On Farm | 28 |
| Carman | 27 |
| Domestic Servant | 26 |
| Shop Assistant | 26 |
| Carpenter | 23 |
| Farmer | 23 |
| Labourer On Farm | 23 |
| Cook (domestic) | 22 |
| Nil | 22 |
| Laundress | 21 |
| Scholar | 21 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 20 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 20 |
| Blacksmith | 19 |
| General Servant Domestic | 19 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Nunn | 2,372 |
| Mary Nunn | 1,933 |
| John Nunn | 1,751 |
| George Nunn | 1,470 |
| James Nunn | 1,328 |
| Elizabeth Nunn | 1,254 |
| Sarah Nunn | 1,142 |
| Charles Nunn | 1,019 |
| Eliza Nunn | 764 |
| Robert Nunn | 748 |
| Thomas Nunn | 723 |
| Henry Nunn | 704 |
| Frederick Nunn | 649 |
| Emma Nunn | 624 |
| Alice Nunn | 547 |
| Ellen Nunn | 521 |
| Arthur Nunn | 490 |
| Walter Nunn | 450 |
| Ann Nunn | 446 |
| Alfred Nunn | 440 |
| Jane Nunn | 404 |
| Emily Nunn | 400 |
| Hannah Nunn | 390 |
| Edward Nunn | 385 |
| Annie Nunn | 350 |
| 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 |
The surname Nunn is the most popular version of all its varients