Chesnut Surname
Approximately 4,900 people bear this surname
Chesnut Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chestnut,' from residence by a chestnut-tree; compare Nash, Rowntree, Crabtree, Oake, &c. This surname, while very rare in England, has at some period crossed the Atlantic, and has now many representatives.
Read More About This SurnameChesnut Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,850 | 1:74,734 | 8,583 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 52 | 1:85,190 | 5,835 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 31 | 1:120,749 | 5,564 |
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,116 | 1:44,999 | 5,202 |
Chesnut (18) may also be a first name.
Chesnut Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chestnut,' from residence by a chestnut-tree; compare Nash, Rowntree, Crabtree, Oake, &c. This surname, while very rare in England, has at some period crossed the Atlantic, and has now many representatives.
The tree-from residence near a remarkable one.
Chesnut Demographics
Chesnut Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Chesnut Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chesnut Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chesnut is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chesnut? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,955th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,487,254 people. The surname Chesnut occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Chesnut reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 18 people.
Chesnut is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,850 people, or 1 in 74,734. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and Kentucky, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Chesnut occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Chesnut Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chesnut has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chesnut surname grew 435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Chesnut Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Chesnut surname is predominantly Presbyterian (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Chesnut surname are 24.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.29% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chesnut earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $43,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.38% more than the national average, earning $58,317 CAD per year.
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Chesnut Reference & Research
Chesnut FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chesnut
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