McNutt

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized form of Mac Nuadhat (son of Nuadha), the name of ancient Celtic god whose whose name is of unclear origin; see Núadu.
  • Also as a Scottish surname, variant of McNaughton.

Proper noun

McNutt (countable and uncountable, plural McNutts)

  1. A surname.
    • 2025 August 8, Ella Nilsen, Andrew Freedman, “Scientists launch coordinated response to Trump’s attempt to wipe credible climate research off the record”, in CNN[1]:
      “Decades of climate research and data have yielded expanded understanding of how greenhouse gases affect the climate,” NAS president Marcia McNutt said in a statement.
  2. An unincorporated community in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, McNutt is the 3834th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9232 individuals. McNutt is most common among White (87.11%) individuals.

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