Explore the Family Name Nanton

The meaning of Nanton

English (Cheshire): probably a variant of the Suffolk surname Naunton, a habitational name from Naunton Hall in Rendlesham and possibly also Naughton (both in Suffolk). The latter may derive from the Old Norse personal name Nagli + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.

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How common is the last name Nanton in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Nanton has increased in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 60,887th in prevalence with a count of 309 individuals bearing this surname, amounting to a proportion of 0.11 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the popularity had risen significantly to rank 52,851st, with a count of 392 and a proportion of 0.13 per 100,000, marking a growth of 13.2% in rank and 26.86% in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,887	#52,851	13.2%
Count	309	392	26.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.13	18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nanton

The ethnicity associated with the surname Nanton also changed between 2000 and 2010, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the largest ethnic identity associated with the name was Black at 85.44%, followed by Hispanic at 4.85%, then White at 2.91%, and lastly, those identifying with two or more races at 5.83%. By 2010, while the Black ethnicity remained dominant at 80.10%, there were notable increases in other groups. The White ethnicity had risen to 5.10%, Hispanics to 6.89%, and those with two or more races to 6.89%. There were no reported instances of the Nanton surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders or American Indian and Alaskan Natives in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	85.44%	80.1%	-6.25%
Two or More Races	5.83%	6.89%	18.18%
Hispanic	4.85%	6.89%	42.06%
White	2.91%	5.1%	75.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%