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There are approximately 11,391 people named Nunn in the UK. That makes it the 918th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 180 are named Nunn.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Nunn surname in historical dictionaries

NUNN. An old A-Sax. personal name. One Nun was a kinsman of lua, king of the West Saxons — Nun, Ince in'opinciwus. See Hon. Hist. Brit. 326, &c., &c. Anno 710. " Ine and Nun, his kinsman, fought against Gerent, king of the AVelsh." Saxon Chronicle. But the surname may have originated from a lapse of a vowess, for we find in the H.R. not only one Alice la Nonne, but also " Robertus Alius ejus."

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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