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

The last name Chestnut is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 46,075^th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 647,494 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Chestnut reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,125,792^nd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 74 people.

Chestnut is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 10,715 people, or 1 in 33,827. In The United States Chestnut is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Chestnut Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Chestnut has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chestnut last name expanded 817 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 525 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Chestnut Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Chestnut surname are 15.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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.