Noth Surname History

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland
England

Early Origins of the Noth family

The surname Noth was first found in Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area, bordering on England that today forms part of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area. The name is "a variant of Macnaught (of Kilquhanite, Galloway)" 1

Early History of the Noth family

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Noth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacNaught, MacNeight, MacNutt, MacNitt, MacNaght and many more.

Early Notables of the Noth family

Notable amongst the family at this time was John McKnawcht, Burgess of Edinburgh in 1612. He may be the same person as John M'Nacht, merchant burgess in the parish of Kirkpatrick-Durham in...
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Migration of the Noth family to Ireland

Some of the Noth family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Noth migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Noth Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Christoph Noth, who arrived in America in 1783 2

Noth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Marta Sibille Noth, who landed in America in 1854 2

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)