Chesnutt Surname
Approximately 1,400 people bear this surname
Chesnutt Surname User-submission:
Chesnutt or Chestnut is a surname meaning 'one who sits under the chestnut tree'. It is of Scottish origins.
Chesnutt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,263 | 1:286,983 | 26,678 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 54 | 1:82,035 | 5,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 522 | 1:96,204 | 9,802 |
Chesnutt Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Chesnutt or Chestnut is a surname meaning 'one who sits under the chestnut tree'. It is of Scottish origins.
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Chesnutt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chesnutt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chesnutt is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chesnutt.
How Common Is The Last Name Chesnutt? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chesnutt is the 276,904th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,205,390 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Chesnutt live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,263 people, or 1 in 286,983. In The United States Chesnutt is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, North Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Chesnutt occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.
Chesnutt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chesnutt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chesnutt surname increased 242 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chesnutt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States Chesnutt are 12.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.46% registered with the political party.
The amount Chesnutt earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $38,314 CAD per year.
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Chesnutt 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
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