Nettles ( surname ) - wikipedia Nettles ( surname ) Nettles or Nettle is a locational surname of British origin, which means a person from a place overgrown with nettles. The name may refer to : Bea Nettles ( born 1946 ), American photographer Bert Nettles ( born 1936 ), American politician Bob Nettle ( born 1924 ), American politician Bonnie Nettles ( 1928 -- 1985 ), American cult founder Doug Nettles ( born 1951 ), American football player Geoffrey Nettle ( born 1950 ), Australian judge Graig Nettles ( born 1944 ), American baseball player Jennifer Nettles ( born 1974 ), American singer Jim Nettles ( born 1947 ), American baseball player Jim Nettles ( football player ) ( born 1942 ), American fooftball player John Nettles ( born 1943 ), British actor Kerry Nettle ( born 1973 ), Australian politician Morris Nettles ( born 1952 ), American baseball player Ray Nettles ( born 1949 ), American football player Stephen Nettles ( 1595 -- 1647 ), British priest See also Kopřiva, a Czech surname meaning nettle References Jump up ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. `` Nettle Family History '', Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 5 January 2016. Surname list This page lists people with the surname Nettles, Nettle. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nettles_(surname)&oldid=698708849 '' Categories : Surnames English - language surnames Surnames of British Isles origin Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Čeština Deutsch Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 7 January 2016, at 19 : 38. About Wikipedia

Question: where did the last name nettles come from
Answer: locational surname