Nett
English
Etymology
- As a German surname, from Middle High German nett, from Old French net (“clean”), ultimately from Latin *nittus.
- As an Irish surname, variant of McNett.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nett is the 18831st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1454 individuals. Nett is most common among White (94.7%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 660.
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