Guild of One-Name Studies
One-name studies, Genealogy
Study: Nutt
Category: 2 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is well under way, but currently in some countries only.
Contact: Mr John Nutt
I am undertaking a One-Name Study of the name NUTT worldwide and am very keen to hear from anyone with this name.
Where possible I will try to provide information and in a number of instances I can probably assist people in their research on the basis of information I have already collected.
Two possibility for the origin of the name are :
1. An occupational name for a farmer or gather & merchant of nuts. This is from the pre 7th century Olde English word 'cnut' and the later 12th century note or nut . 'Nuts' formed a significant and vital role in the winter diet of the ancient peoples, and large areas of woodland were intensively farmed to provide these essential fruits.
2.The second possibility is that the name was given as a nickname to a 'hard man' - one as tough as a nut. The name was also that of the Viking King of England the famous Canute, or more correctly spelt Cnut.
Read more: https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Nutt