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
General Labourer 67
Living On Own Means 63
Agricultural Labourer 51
General Servant Domestic 49
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 44
Dress Maker 41
Scholar 38
Cook Domestic 34
Carpenter 31
Housemaid Domestic 28
Domestic Servant 21
Farmer 20
Horseman On Farm 20
Dressmaker 19
Coal Miner Hewer 18
Gardener Domestic 18
Bricklayer 15
Carman 15
House Maid Domestic 15
Blacksmith 15
Tailor 14
Tailoress 14
Laundress Wash 13
Butcher 12
Draper Assistant 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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