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 764
Agricultural Labourer 201
General Labourer 49
General Servant 41
Dress Maker 37
Farm Labourer 34
Living On Own Means 30
Domestic Servant 29
General Servant Domestic 28
Coal Miner 24
Laundress 22
Living On Her Own Means 20
Errand Boy 20
Farmer 19
House Keeper 16
Labourer 16
Clerk 15
General Domestic Servant 14
Carpenter 14
Dressmaker 13
Tailoress 13
Blacksmith 12
Gardener 12
Groom 12
Bricklayer 12

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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