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How 'Nottingham' is your surname? Use our widget to find out

There's a website that shows how common your surname is in the Nottingham area - and you can even use it to see where you might have met your partner

by · NottinghamshireLive

Ever wondered where your surname is most common in the UK?

Whether you're a born and bred Nottinghamian or moved here later in life, there's a website that can tell you how 'Nottingham' your name really is. The Named website maps out areas in the UK where certain surnames are unusually prevalent.

You can input your own surname to see where it's particularly popular. To give it a try, click here.

According to sofeminine.co.uk, these are the 20 most common surnames in Nottinghamshire.

  1. Smith
  2. Taylor
  3. Brown
  4. Thompson
  5. Mills
  6. Wilkinson
  7. Holland
  8. Robinson
  9. Johnson
  10. Hill
  11. Walker
  12. .Jones
  13. Wright
  14. Booth
  15. Sadiq
  16. Andrew
  17. Palmer
  18. Dowell
  19. Lewis
  20. Stoppard

However, as many of them are quite common nationwide, they might not appear as especially prevalent in Nottinghamshire. The website also allows you to add your partner's surname and will then attempt to predict where you met.