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Early Origins of the Nutkins family

The surname Nutkins was first found in Essex 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 year 1305 when Adam Nutkyn held lands.

Early History of the Nutkins family

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Nutkins Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nutkyn, Notkyn, Notkin, Nutkin, Notkyne and others.

Early Notables of the Nutkins family

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Migration of the Nutkins family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..


Contemporary Notables of the name Nutkins (post 1700) +

  • Terence Paul "Terry" Nutkins (1946-2012), English naturalist, children's television presenter and author
  • Geoff Nutkins (b. 1951), British aviation artist, working in gouache and pencil


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