Dear all A family friend's mother has the surname NOOTT. We have traced relatives/ descendants in the Haverfordwest area but cannot find any information about the derivation of the name...has anyone any information on this or could point me in the general direction of where to look please. Best wishes Mike Ward Leighton Buzzard

Mike - I don't know about the derivation of the name; however, there are several persons with the surname Noot in Richard Rose's book, Pembroke People. Surname Given name Spouse Occupation Place of Residence Page No. Noot Isaac Surgeon 102 Noot John Shipwrights 131 Noot William List No. 5 Shipwrights 131 Noot William Shipwrights, 4th Company Princess Street, Cumby Terrace 155 Hope this helps some. Lynne in Tucson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Ward" <fore.ward@virgin.net> To: <DYFED@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 3:53 AM Subject: [Dyfed] FW: Family name NOOTT > > > Dear all > > > > A family friend's mother has the surname NOOTT. > > > > We have traced relatives/ descendants in the Haverfordwest area but cannot > find any information about the derivation of the name...has anyone any > information on this or could point me in the general direction of where to > look please. > > > > Best wishes > > > > Mike Ward > > > > Leighton Buzzard > > > ================================ > Dyfed list http://home.clara.net/daibevan/DyfedML.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DYFED-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2591 - Release Date: 12/28/09 19:32:00

Hi Mike, I'm sorry I can't help you with the derivation of the name "Noott" but it seems to be confined to Pembrokeshire, and as you say, the Haverfordwest area. There was a branch in Boulston near Picton Castle in early 19th century. One son moved to Castle Hill Farm, Templeton, Narberth , before 1850. There are also present day Noots in mid Pembrokeshire. My great great grandmother (Lettice Peregrine) was a diary maid with the Nootts of Templeton in 1851. I like you, would like to know the derivation of the name. Best wishes Yvonne Evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Ward" <fore.ward@virgin.net> To: <DYFED@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 11:53 AM Subject: [Dyfed] FW: Family name NOOTT > > > Dear all > > > > A family friend's mother has the surname NOOTT. > > > > We have traced relatives/ descendants in the Haverfordwest area but cannot > find any information about the derivation of the name...has anyone any > information on this or could point me in the general direction of where to > look please. > > > > Best wishes > > > > Mike Ward > > > > Leighton Buzzard > > > ================================ > Dyfed list http://home.clara.net/daibevan/DyfedML.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DYFED-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

On 29/12/09 11:53, "Michael Ward" <fore.ward@virgin.net> wrote: > Dear all > A family friend's mother has the surname NOOTT. > We have traced relatives/ descendants in the Haverfordwest area but cannot > find any information about the derivation of the name...has anyone any > information on this or could point me in the general direction of where to > look please. > Best wishes > > Mike Ward Hello Mike If the surname is confined to south Pembrokeshire, it possibly has a Flemish connection - perhaps it was originally NUYT. I believe the pronunciation is Nayt or Noyt, so perhaps it developed to Noot or Noote In 1608 a Francis Noote lived at Capeston, a property in Walwyn's Castle parish, [source: "Historic Pembrokeshire Homes and their Families" by Francis Jones] Gerry Lewis

Hello Mike I don't know the origins of the name - but there have been Nootts in Pembrokeshire for quite some time. The earliest marriage in PEM I have record of is 1694 but I have seen entries on IGI for even earlier dates. I remember Nootts in Haverfordwest when I was a child there - Are you able to get all the info you need for your friend or do you need any assistance? A pity my mother is no longer around she knew the families. Cheers Pat In message <D013BDDAA5644A589DDBD946314BBBAF@wardparents>, Michael Ward <fore.ward@virgin.net> writes > > >Dear all > > > >A family friend's mother has the surname NOOTT. > > > >We have traced relatives/ descendants in the Haverfordwest area but cannot >find any information about the derivation of the name...has anyone any >information on this or could point me in the general direction of where to >look please. > > > >Best wishes > > > >Mike Ward > > > >Leighton Buzzard > > >================================ >Dyfed list http://home.clara.net/daibevan/DyfedML.html > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DYFED-request@rootsweb.com >with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of >the message -- pat

Hi Mike! I think that the first step would be to find the earliest reference of the name NOOTT and examine the parish register to ascertain whether this might not have resulted from a mistaken writing of the more usual surname NOTT. In my experience this was a common occurrence and could lead to a whole branch of a family bearing a mistaken alternative of the name. In my own case VIVASH has given rise to VIVEASH with that spelling often alternating for the same individual. The respected surname analyser PH Reaney certainly makes no mention of NOOTT. If my suspicion is correct, the name NOTT is an example of the nickname category (eg SHORT, LONG, LITTLE etc) and was originally bestowed on someone with little or no hair - from the Old English word " hnott" meaning bald or close cropped. Having said all that I'd be open to correction if examples of NOOTT can be found back as far as the 11th century when the earliest NOTTs occur. Best wishes Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Ward" <fore.ward@virgin.net> To: <DYFED@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 11:53 AM Subject: [Dyfed] FW: Family name NOOTT > > > Dear all > > > > A family friend's mother has the surname NOOTT. > > > > We have traced relatives/ descendants in the Haverfordwest area but cannot > find any information about the derivation of the name...has anyone any > information on this or could point me in the general direction of where to > look please. > > > > Best wishes > > > > Mike Ward > > > > Leighton Buzzard > > > ================================ > Dyfed list http://home.clara.net/daibevan/DyfedML.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DYFED-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ______________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence > http://www.netintelligence.com/email >