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 326
Agricultural Labourer 285
Farm Labourer 78
House Servant 62
Labourer 51
At Home 44
Servant 26
Pauper 26
Dress Maker 25
House Keeper 23
General Servant 20
Carpenter 18
Annuitant 18
Laundress 17
Shoe Maker 15
Scholar At Home 15
Cook 10
Shepherd 9
Mariner 9
Blacksmith 9
Game Keeper 8
Errand Boy 8
Gardener 8
Pauper Agricultural Labourer 8
Milliner 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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