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Where Does The Last Name Chestnut Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chestnut is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chestnut? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Chestnut is the 46,075^th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 647,494 people. The surname Chestnut occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Chestnut live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Chestnut is also the 1,125,792^nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 74 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10,715 people, or 1 in 33,827. In The United States Chestnut is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Chestnut Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Chestnut has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chestnut surname rose 817 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 525 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Chestnut Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chestnut surname is chiefly Presbyterian (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States Chestnut are 15.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.12% registered with the party.

The amount Chestnut earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.77% less than the national average, earning $38,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $48,411 CAD per year.