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 Religious Adherence
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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 found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chesnutt? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 276,904th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,205,390 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Chesnutt live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.
Chesnutt is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,263 people, or 1 in 286,983. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent live, North Carolina, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.
Chesnutt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chesnutt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 adherence of those bearing the Chesnutt last name is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States Chesnutt are 12.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.46% registered to vote for 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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