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