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Early Origins of the Nathan family

The surname Nathan was first found in Nottinghamshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Nathan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nathan research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Nathan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Nathan Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Nathan has been recorded under many different variations, including Nathan, Natan, Nation, Nations, Nusan, Nusen and others.

Early Notables of the Nathan family

the Nathan family of Nottingham

Nathan World Ranking

the United States, the name Nathan is the 4,569^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Nathan is ranked the 6,640^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2 And in New Zealand, the name Nathan is the 551^st popular surname with an estimated 1,276 people with that name. 3

Nathan migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Nathan or a variant listed above:

Nathan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Lyon Nathan, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1763 4

Nathan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Moses Nathan, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1800 4
A. M. Nathan, who settled in New Orleans in 1821
Henry Nathan, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822 4
Myer Nathan, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1841 4
Henrica Nathan, who landed in America in 1841 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Nathan migration to Australia +

Nathan Settlers in Australia in the 18th Century

Mr. Elias Nathan, English convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Barwell" in September 1797, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5

Nathan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Solomon Nathan, English convict who was convicted in London, England for life, transported aboard the "Chapman" on 6th April 1824, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6
Mr. Solomon Nathan, English convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life, transported aboard the "Augusta Jessie" on 27 September 1834, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
Mr. John Nathan, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Charles Kerr" on 6th June 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 8
Mr. Joseph Nathan, (b. 1814), aged 24, English hawker who was convicted in London, England for 7 years for larceny, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 25th June 1838, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1866 9
Burnett Nathan, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Taglioni" in 1845 10
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Nathan migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Nathan Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Henry Anthony Nathan, (b. 1814), aged 26, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Slains Castle" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 25th January 1841 11
Mrs. Jane Nathan née Hearn, (b. 1814), aged 26, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Slains Castle" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 25th January 1841 11
Miss Jane Nathan, (b. 1833), aged 7, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Slains Castle" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 25th January 1841 11
Henry Nathan, aged 26, a smith, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Slains Castle" in 1841
Jane Nathan, aged 26, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Slains Castle" in 1841
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Nathan (post 1700) +

Henry Nathan Jr. (1842-1914), first Jewish Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons
Isaac Nathan (1790-1864), English-Australian musician and self-publicist
Harry Louis Nathan (1889-1963), 1st Baron Nathan, English Liberal politician
Waka Joseph Nathan (1940-2021), New Zealand rugby union player who played rugby union for the New Zealand national team the "All Blacks" as a flanker, nicknamed "The Black Panther"
Manos Nathan (1948-2015), New Zealand ceramicist, much of his work can be found in the British Museum, the National Museum of Scotland, the Ethnological Museum of Berlin and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Theodora Nathalia "Tonie" Nathan (1923-2014), American politician, the first woman to have received an electoral vote in a United States presidential election
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan GCMG (1862-1939), British former Governor of Hong Kong
David Nathan (1923-1966), Welsh journalist
Tony Nathan (b. 1956), American football coach and former player
... (Another 12 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 29th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barwell
Convict Records of Australia. Retreived 26th January 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/chapman
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th August 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/augusta-jessie
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 1st February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/charles-kerr
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 19th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) TAGLIONI 1845. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1845Taglioni.gif
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html