Nathaniel Surname History

Origins Available:
Israel

Etymology of Nathaniel

What does the name Nathaniel mean?

Two of the most common types of Jewish family names are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The surname Nathaniel is a patronymic, for it is a Hebraic, male, given name. This name was borne by a minor prophet of the Hebrew Bible. It holds a meaning of "given," by God that is.

Nathaniel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nathan, Nathane, Natham, Nath, Nathmann, Nathans, Nathansen, Nathanson, Nathansohn, Natan, Nusen, Nusan and many more.

Nathaniel Ranking

In the United States, the name Nathaniel is the 11,179^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Nathaniel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nathaniel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

David Nathaniel, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Nathaniel (post 1700) +

Thomas Nathaniel Ivan (1911-1999), Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager
Frederick Nathaniel Richard (b. 2004), American artistic gymnast, who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics winning bronze
Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham (1802-1891), American officer in the United States Navy, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrographer of the Navy from 1856 until 1860
Bill Nathaniel Malley (1934-2023), American production designer and art director, nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film The Exorcist
Sir Frederick Nathaniel Ballantyne GCMG (b. 1936), Governor-General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Jessie Nathaniel Lemonier (1997-2023), American NFL football outside linebacker who played from 2020 to 2023 who died at the age of 25
Sherman Nathaniel Copelin Jr. (b. 1943), American politician and businessman, Louisiana State Representative for District 99 ()Lower Ninth Ward in Orleans Parish (1986-2000)
Marvin Nathaniel Hagler (1954-2021), known as Marvelous Marvin Hagler, an American professional boxer and film actor who competed in boxing from 1973 to 1987, Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987, inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame
Patrick Nathaniel Reed (b. 1990), American PGA Tour and European Tour professional golfer, winner of the 2018 Masters Tournament and the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship
Robert Nathaniel Mann (1920-2018), American violinist, composer, conductor, founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)