Nettleship

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost place in Yorkshire, from Old English netle (“nettle”) + -s- + hop (“small valley, enclosure”). The change of ending from -shop to -ship is common in Northern English.

Proper noun

Nettleship (plural Nettleships)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nettleship is the 153769^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 106 individuals. Nettleship is most common among White (98.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nettleship”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 660.