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Nettleship
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a lost place in Yorkshire, from en ang netle nettle + en -s- + ang hop small valley, enclosure. The change of ending from -shop to -ship is common in Northern English.
Proper noun
s
en Old English.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Nettleship is the 153769th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 106 individuals. Nettleship is most common among White (98.11%) individuals.
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