Hi, Picking your collective brains again - does the derivation of the surname NUTT come from the obvious, or is there some other meaning? Any thoughts would be welcome. Kind Regards Maureen Norfolk UK

You are right on both counts. NUTT (English) From Middle English "not(e), nut" (nut) (Old English "hnutu"; either an occupational name for a gatherer and seller of nuts, or nickname for a man supposedly resembling a nut (i.e., having a rounded head and dark complexion). ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. also: NUTT, NUTE (English) Descendant of "NUTE", a pet form of CANUTE or KNUT (hill; white-haired). ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith. Barbara maureen mitchell wrote: >Hi, > >Picking your collective brains again - does the derivation of the surname >NUTT come from the obvious, or is there some other meaning? > >Any thoughts would be welcome. > >Kind Regards > >Maureen > >Norfolk UK > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Many thanks for this, Barbara Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "LaChance" <lachance@ccis.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 8:39 PM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] NUTT > You are right on both counts. > > NUTT (English) From Middle English "not(e), nut" (nut) (Old English > "hnutu"; either an occupational name for a gatherer and seller of nuts, > or nickname for a man supposedly resembling a nut (i.e., having a > rounded head and dark complexion). > ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. > > also: > NUTT, NUTE (English) Descendant of "NUTE", a pet form of CANUTE or KNUT > (hill; white-haired). > ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith. > Barbara > > maureen mitchell wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >Picking your collective brains again - does the derivation of the surname > >NUTT come from the obvious, or is there some other meaning? > > > >Any thoughts would be welcome. > > > >Kind Regards > > > >Maureen > > > >Norfolk UK > > > > > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >