The McNutt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,232 people carried this name — #3,834 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 9,042 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the McNutt surname

As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized form of Mac Nuadhat (“son of Nuadha”), the name of ancient Celtic god whose whose name is of unclear origin; see Núadu.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McNutt» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

McNutt in American newspapers,
1894–1915.

Newspaper page from The Maryville Times carrying the name McNutt
The Maryville Times 1915-02-04
Newspaper page from The Maryville Times carrying the name McNutt
The Maryville Times 1913-09-05
Newspaper page from The Cheyenne Daily Leader carrying the name McNutt
The Cheyenne Daily Leader 1894-08-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,269 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McNutt in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

2,220 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McNutt. The most, 977, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 906
Queensland 514
Victoria 274
Western Australia 121
South Australia 72
Tasmania 68
ACT (Canberra) 20
Northern Territory 9

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McNutt.

Who carried it

People named McNutt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alexander McNutt
    Alexander McNutt 1802–1848 · politician
  • Paul V. McNutt
    Paul V. McNutt 1891–1955 · university teacher
  • Sarah McNutt
    Sarah McNutt 1839–1930 · physician
  • Charles H. McNutt 1928–2017 · anthropologist
  • Ronnie McNutt 1987–2020 · military personnel
  • Alexander McNutt 1725–1811

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McNutt,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States671 records

671 records of the McNutt name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 373
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 150
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 45
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 37
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 27
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 16
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard L. McNutt

    Born 1907 in Iowa. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; farm hand. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1954, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Thomas McNutt

    Born 1949; from Hingham, Massachusetts. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1968 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary-Ann McNutt

    Arrived at New York in 1850 aboard the Hancock from Liverpool, aged 16; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 671 records for McNutt in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada1,089 records

1,089 records of the McNutt name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1,070
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 11
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Harold McNutt

    Killed in 1958 at the Springhill No. 2 mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Charles McNutt

    Died 1982, aged 60; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Robert McNutt

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 1,089 records for McNutt in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia62 records

62 records of the McNutt name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 27
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 21
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 12
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Saml McNutt

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Zoboah, aged 22; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Alexander Sutton McNutt

    Grazier of Knowsley, Victoria; died 1964.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John McNutt

    Of Hillgrove, New South Wales; died 1905.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 62 records for McNutt in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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