Researching David Nutt
Dig into the past of David Nutt using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2164 people with the Nutt surname? In that year Nutt was ranked number 1739 for popularity in the UK. |

The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Nutt on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of David Nutt in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Nutt ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Nutt and the Nutt Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nutt Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Nutt family tree.
Explore Parish Records for David Nutt at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of David Nutt using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for David Nutt records.
Check out MyHeritage for David Nutt information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about David Nutt.
Research the Nutt surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nutt Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2653 people with the Nutt surname in the UK? Nutt is now ranked number 1981 for popularity in the UK. |
Nutt Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for David Nutt.
Study MyTrees for information on the Nutt family and people looking to contact living Nutt relations.
Explore One Great Family for Nutt records submitted by people who are already researching the Nutt Family Tree.
Find David Nutt from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Nutt Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Nutt surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Nutt surname in the USA? Nutt is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nutt Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on David Nutt. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called David Nutt
David Nutt
David John Nutt (born 16 April 1951) is an English neuropsychopharmacologist specialising in the research of drugs that affect the brain and conditions such as addiction, anxiety, and sleep. He is the chairman of Drug Science, a non-profit which he founded in 2010 to provide independent, evidence-based information on drugs. Until 2009, he was a professor at the University of Bristol heading their Psychopharmacology Unit. Since then he has been the Edmond J Safra chair in Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London and director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit in the Division of Brain Sciences there. Nutt was a member of the Committee on Safety of Medicines, and was President of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
Source: David Nutt, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Nutt
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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