Nuttall is an

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surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, possibly derived from the small village of that name in Bury parish,

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

, and first found in the 13th century. It has been and remains a very common name in parts of Lancashire from the 16th century onward.

People with the surname

Alex Nuttall Alexander Nuttall (born August 10, 1985) is a Canadian politician who serves as the 47th and current mayor of Barrie. Previously, he served on Barrie City Council from 2006 until 2014, and as the member of Parliament for the federal electoral ...

(born 1985), Canadian politician *

Amy Nuttall Amy Abigail Nuttall (born 7 June 1982) is an English actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Chloe Atkinson in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' (2000–2005), housemaid Ethel Parks in the ITV/ PBS period drama ''Downton Abbey'' (201 ...

(born 1982), British actress * Anthony Nuttall (1937–2007), English literary critic *

Anthony Nuttall (rugby league) Anthony Nuttall (born 25 July 1968) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Newsome Magpies (in Huddersfield), and Oldham Bears. Internati ...

(born 1968), Irish rugby league footballer * Bill Nuttall (born 1948), American soccer player and businessman *

Billy Nuttall William Nuttall (7 December 1920 – 4 March 1963) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Barrow and Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a profe ...

(1920–1963), English footballer * Carrie Nuttall (born 1963), American photographer *

Charles Nuttall Charles Nuttall (born James Charles Nuttall; 6 September 1872 – 28 November 1934) was a prolific Australian artist, writer and radio broadcaster. He spent much of his working life in Melbourne, apart from a period in New York City from 1905 ...

(1872–1934), Australian artist *

David Nuttall David Taylor Nuttall (born 25 March 1962) is a former British Conservative Party politician. He is a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury North, having won his seat in the House of Commons at the 2010 general election. He lost his seat t ...

(born 1962), British politician * Edmund Nuttall (priest) (died 1616), Canon of Windsor *

Sir Edmund Nuttall, 1st Baronet Sir Edmund Nuttall, 1st Baronet (29 May 1870 – 11 October 1923) was a British civil engineer, head of Edmund Nuttall Limited. The company was founded by his father, James Nuttall, but its name was changed after his death. He is buried at St P ...

(1870–1923), British civil engineer * Edward Nuttall (born 1993), New Zealand cricketer * Enos Nuttall (1842–1916), English clergyman, Archbishop of the West Indies *

George Nuttall George Henry Falkiner Nuttall Royal Society, FRS (5 July 1862 – 16 December 1937) was an American-British bacteriologist who contributed much to the knowledge of parasitism, parasites and of insect carriers of diseases. He made significant inno ...

(1863–1937), British-American bacteriologist * Gordon Nuttall (1953–2025), Australian politician * Harry Nuttall (politician) (1849–1924), British politician * Harry Nuttall (footballer) (1897–1969), English footballer *

Harry Nuttall (racing driver) Sir Harry Nuttall, 4th Baronet (born ) is a British sports marketing entrepreneur and former racing driver. He has been a senior advisor to the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team since 2012. He inherited the Nuttall baronetcy on his fathe ...

(born 1963), British auto racing driver * Henry Nuttall (1855–1945), English cricketer *

Jack Nuttall Jack Nuttall (30 January 1929 – 20 August 1992) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia ...

(1929–1992), Australian rules footballer *

James Nuttall (runner) James Nuttall (29 December 1840 – February 1907) was a professional British runner, who broke several records, and is regarded as "one of the best sprinters and quarter milers in England in the 1860s". During his thirteen-year career, Nuttall ra ...

(1840–1907), professional British runner * James W. Nuttall (born 1953), United States Army major general *

Jeff Nuttall Jeffrey Addison Nuttall (8 July 1933 – 4 January 2004) was an English poet, performer, author, actor, teacher, painter, sculptor, jazz musician, anarchist and social commentator who was a key part of the British 1960s counter-culture. He was ...

(1933–2004), British poet *

Jimmy Nuttall James Nuttall (7 July 1899 – 1945) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers and was later captain of Rochdale when they joined the English Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a leag ...

(1899–1945), English footballer *

Joce Nuttall Jocelyn "Joce" Grace Nuttall is a New Zealand education academic, and is a full professor at the University of Canterbury, specialising in teacher education, early childhood curriculum policy and workforce capacity-building. Academic career Nu ...

, New Zealand professor of education *

John Mitchell Nuttall John Mitchell Nuttall (21 July 1890 – 28 January 1958) was an English physicist, born in Todmorden. He is best remembered for his work with the physicist Hans Geiger, which resulted in the Geiger–Nuttall law of radioactive decay. Nuttall gr ...

(1890–1958), English physicist * Joseph Nuttall (1869–1942), English swimmer * Kate Henshaw-Nuttall (born 1971), Nigerian actress *

Katharina Nuttall Katharina Nuttall (born 14 July 1972) is an artist, film composer and music producer who was born in Drammen, Norway. Nuttall lives in Stockholm, Sweden but is a Norwegian citizen with a Norwegian mother and a father from the UK. Her debut album ...

(born 1972), Norwegian artist, composer, and music producer *

Keir Nuttall Keir Francis Nuttall (born 1974) is a Brisbane-based guitarist-singer-songwriter. He is a founding mainstay member of the rock trio, Transport, which formed in 2001. He married Australian singer-songwriter and actor, Kate Miller-Heidke, in 20 ...

(born 1975), Australian musician *

L. John Nuttall Leonard John Nuttall Sr. (July 6, 1834 – February 23, 1905) was a private secretary for John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff, and was a member of the Council of Fifty who kept a detailed journal of the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of ...

(1834–1905), English Latter-Day Saint * L. John Nuttall (educator) (1887–1944), American academic, acting president of Brigham Young University * Michael Nuttall (born 1934), South African Anglican bishop * Mike Nuttall, British-American designer * Nicholas Nuttall (1933–2007), British soldier, businessman and conservationist * Nick Nuttall (born 1958), British musician and journalist, Head of Media, UN Environment Programme * P. Austin Nuttall (1792/3–1869), British dictionary publisher *

Pat Nuttall Patricia (Pat) Anne Nuttall, OBE (born 1953) is a British virologist and acarologist known for her research on tick-borne diseases. Her discoveries include the fact that pathogens can be transmitted between vectors feeding on a host without being ...

(born 1953), British virologist and acarologist *

Paul Nuttall Paul Andrew Nuttall (born 30 November 1976) is a British politician who served as Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2016 to 2017. He was elected to the European Parliament in 2009 as a UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate, and ...

(born 1976), British politician *

Robert Nuttall Robert Nuttall (1 May 1908 – 10 January 1983) was an English footballer who played as a winger or as a centre forward during his career. Born in Tottington, Lancashire, he began his playing career with his hometown club before joining Footbal ...

(1908–1983), English footballer * Sonja Nuttall, British fashion designer *

Thomas Nuttall Thomas Nuttall (5 January 1786 – 10 September 1859) was an English botanist and zoologist who lived and worked in America from 1808 until 1841. Nuttall was born in the village of Long Preston, near Settle in the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...

(1786–1859), English botanist and zoologist *

Tom Nuttall Thomas Albert Bradshaw Nuttall (February 1889 – October 1963) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Southend United, Everton and Manchester United. Personal life Nuttall served as a lance ...

(1889–1963), English footballer * Victoria Nuttall, British veterinary ambassador/shepherdess * Wilmer John Nuttall (1920–2003), Canadian politician *

Zelia Nuttall Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall (September 6, 1857 – April 12, 1933) was an American archaeologist and anthropologist who specialised in pre-Aztec Mexican cultures and pre-Columbian manuscripts. She discovered two forgotten manuscripts of this t ...

(1857–1933), American archaeologist

Fictional character

*Thomas “Tom” Nuttall, saloon owner in American TV series ''

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'', portrayed by Leon Rippy

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