Chesnutt Surname

276,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2631:286,98326,678
Canada441:837,40065,151
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
England191:2,932,529101,561
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5221:96,2049,802

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chesnutte948/
Chessnutt945/
Chesnut934,900/
Chenutt930/
Chessnut886/
Chenautt884/
Chesnott882/
Chesnute881/
Chetnutt881/
Chenoutt880/
Chenut86699/
Cesnut860/
Chesnault821/
Chesnot80484/
Chenaut80158/
Chetnut8095/
Cheynut8031/
Cesneut8016/
Chenult8014/
Chesnau807/
Chenute802/
Chinutt801/
Chesnup801/
Shesnut801/
Shenutt801/
Cheneut801/
Chesneu801/
Chenout801/
Chasnut800/
Chisnut800/
Hegnutt800/
Chenu776,725/
Henut7722/
Cenut7719/
Chenault756,057/
Hesnault75222/
Chesnaux7575/
Chesnaud7549/
Schenuit7535/
Cheanult758/
Chenoult752/
Cheneult751/
Chesnous751/
Schenott750/
Chenauth750/
Chinautt750/
Scheinhutte742/
Chennu717,856/
Chenot712,868/
Henaut71893/
Chengu71493/
Chenou71347/
Chenui71258/
Chenhu71246/
Chenuz71123/
Chenus71119/
Cheenu7185/
Henott7162/
Chenau7161/
Chenuh7142/
Chisnu7133/
Schenault7126/
Genutt7111/
Hemnut7110/
Henout719/
Cheneu718/
Cheanu717/
Chinut717/
Scheingut714/
Schenu712/
Chenuu712/
Jenutt712/
Hesnou712/
Cesnot712/
Chhenu711/
Chemnu711/
Cenaut711/
Chenuy711/
Cheanault711/
Schinautt711/
Shesnu711/
Henult711/
Cheinu711/
Cenute711/
Chehnu711/
Cheynouth710/
Chemnault710/
Chennauth710/
Scheanhut710/
Henute710/
Kesnut710/
Chenaux67965/
Hennaut67575/
Chenaud67558/
Hignutt67224/
Chenhou67224/
Henu67216/
Schenau67187/
Shenout67110/
Chuinut6788/
Chenhui6786/
Cenu6778/
Chainut6751/
Shenaut6750/
Hesnaux6741/
Chionut6741/
Chinaut6739/
Chennou6728/
Schenus6721/
Cheinou6712/
Chenoux6711/
Hennuit6711/
Chengou6710/
Henauth6710/
Schenot679/
Gennutt674/
Chhennu674/
Chenheu674/
Chenouh673/
Cheennault672/
Chennau672/
Chingut672/
Cenault672/
Chegnui672/
Chienou672/
Chinott672/
Chenush671/
Chengau671/
Cheinnu671/
Heanult671/
Sheshnu671/
Genuitt671/
Chaynut671/
Chienuy671/
Chehnou671/
Chehnui671/
Cheneux671/
Cheynud671/
Chemnui671/
Chengnu671/
Cheennu671/
Heetnut671/
Shenult670/
Hennott670/
Heneult670/
Hygnutt670/
Sesnott670/

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Chesnutt Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Chesnutt
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