The Nutter surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,137 people carried this name — #4,368 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 7,981 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Nutter surname

A surname originating as an occupation.

From nutter, the occupation of nut-gatherer.

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

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Nutter was found among the farmers of Lancashire: 8 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Lancashire 8

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

58 Nutter families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 288 people lived in those households, 5 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New Hampshire 39
Virginia 8
Maine 6
Maryland 2
Connecticut 1
New York 1
Pennsylvania 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 255 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Nutter in American newspapers,
1916.

Newspaper page from The Pleasantville Press carrying the name Nutter
The Pleasantville Press 1916-09-16
Newspaper page from The Pleasantville Press carrying the name Nutter
The Pleasantville Press 1916-09-09
Newspaper page from The Pleasantville Press carrying the name Nutter
The Pleasantville Press 1916-09-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Nutter in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

4,710 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Nutter. The most, 948, date from the 1920s. 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 South Australia, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,761
South Australia 1,718
Victoria 569
Queensland 433
Western Australia 82
ACT (Canberra) 33
Tasmania 31
Northern Territory 10

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

Who carried it

People named Nutter,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Isaac Newton Nutter
    Isaac Newton Nutter 1836–1911 · politician
  • Robert Nutter 1550–1600 · politician
  • Alice Nutter 1600–1612
  • Halliday Witherspoon 1874–1941 · writer
  • Thomas Gillis Nutter 1876–1959 · lawyer
  • Edward Hoit Nutter 1876–1960 · geologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Nutter,
in the records of 6 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 States628 records

628 records of the Nutter name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 323
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 135
  • Other U.S. records 170
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arnold E. Nutter

    Born 1915 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1943 at Huntington; transport worker from Clay County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Windham Twp Cemetery, Ohio.

    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 Gregory Leroy Nutter

    Born 1949; from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1968 in Quang Nam, 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 Levi Nutter

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 24; fitter. From London, England; bound for Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 628 records for Nutter 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, 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Australia112 records

112 records of the Nutter name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 59
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 21
  • Other Australian records 32
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Daniel Nutter

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Phoenix, arriving 1828; ticket of leave 1844. Native of Lancs.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edward Nutter

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the South Sea, aged 28; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry Nutter

    Retired textile mftr of Geelong W, Victoria; died 1983.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 112 records for Nutter 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) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); 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).

Canada49 records

49 records of the Nutter name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 33
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 9
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record I.: A. Nutter

    Came to Ontario in 1878 aboard the Manitoban, landing at Quebec, bound for Weston, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Roy Nutter

    Killed in 1946 at the Dominion No. 24 mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Gwendoline Elizabeth Nutter

    Buried in 1996 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 95.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 49 records for Nutter 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. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom11 records

11 records of the Nutter name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Nutter

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Nutter

    Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Nutter

    King's (Liverpool Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Nutter in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Nutter name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Boukje Nutter

    Died 1834 in Groningen, aged 39.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Dirk Nutter

    Died 1812 in Barsingerhorn, aged 60.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Gerdina Nutter

    In the population register of Leeuwarden; born 1845.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Nutter in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Nutter name in Germany German emigration and citizenship files
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Rudolf Nutter

    Left Amoltern for America in 1892.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Counts: Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

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