Nath Surname History

Origins Available:
Israel

Etymology of Nath

What does the name Nath mean?

Two of the most common types of Jewish family names are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The surname Nath is a patronymic, for it is a Hebraic, male, given name. This name was borne by a minor prophet of the Hebrew Bible. It holds a meaning of "given," by God that is.

Nath Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nathan, Nathane, Natham, Nath, Nathmann, Nathans, Nathansen, Nathanson, Nathansohn, Natan, Nusen, Nusan and many more.

Nath migration to the United States +

Nath Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Nath, who landed in New York in 1840 1
Charles W Nath, who arrived in Arkansas in 1889 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Nath (post 1700) +

Kedar Nath Pandey (1943-2022), Indian politician and leader of Communist Party of India
Sir Brajendra Nath Seal (1864-1938), Bengali Indian humanist philosopher
Satyendra Nath Bose FRS (1894-1974), Indian physicist

Sources +

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)