Chestnutt Surname
Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname
Chestnutt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,071 | 1:338,430 | 30,515 |
| Northern Ireland | 461 | 1:4,002 | 793 |
| England | 140 | 1:397,986 | 27,485 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 63 | 1:70,315 | 5,170 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 128 | 1:392,333 | 29,245 |
Chestnutt Demographics
Average Male Chestnutt Height
176.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Chestnutt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chestnutt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chestnutt is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chestnutt? popularity and diffusion
It is the 230,013th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,140,651 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Chestnutt are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,071 people, or 1 in 338,430. In The United States Chestnutt is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 36 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 26 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Chestnutt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chestnutt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chestnutt last name rose 837 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Chestnutt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Chestnutt last name are 6.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.62% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chestnutt earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.15% less than the national average, earning $39,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.56% more than the national average, earning $55,922 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesstnutt | 95 | 2 | / |
| Chestnut | 94 | 11,255 | / |
| Chetnutt | 94 | 1 | / |
| D'Chestnutt | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chestnute | 89 | 3 | / |
| Chestnott | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dchestnut | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chaestnut | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chetnut | 88 | 95 | / |
| Chestnu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Hestnut | 88 | 3 | / |
| Cestnut | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chestnot | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shestnut | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chastnut | 82 | 0 | / |
| Chestnau | 82 | 0 | / |
| Khetnut | 75 | 4 | / |
| Heetnut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hetnu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cetnault | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chitnu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Heetnu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Heatnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hetneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heetnui | 63 | 25 | / |
| Chitnui | 63 | 20 | / |
| Chaitnauth | 63 | 4 | / |
| Heethnu | 63 | 2 | / |
| Chitnot | 63 | 1 | / |
| Heetnuy | 63 | 1 | / |
| Heetnoot | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chaithnu | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chaitnot | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hitnu | 57 | 79 | / |
| Sitnu | 57 | 9 | / |
| Chittimnu | 56 | 3 | / |
| Hitnui | 53 | 44 | / |
| Citnou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hitnus | 53 | 1 | / |
| Getnui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Getnuy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hithnu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Heetnoo | 50 | 32 | / |
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Chestnutt 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
- 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 Chestnutt
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis