Chestnutt Surname

230,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname

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

Chestnutt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chestnutt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0711:338,43030,515
Northern Ireland4611:4,002793
England1401:397,98627,485
Canada381:969,62173,252
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland631:70,3155,170
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Chestnutt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chestnutt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chestnutt is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chestnutt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 230,013th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,140,651 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,071 people, or 1 in 338,430. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 36 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Chestnutt exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 26 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Chestnutt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chestnutt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chestnutt surname rose 837 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Chestnutt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States Chestnutt are 6.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chesstnutt952/
Chestnut9411,255/
Chetnutt941/
D'Chestnutt901/
Chestnute893/
Chestnott891/
Dchestnut891/
Chaestnut891/
Chetnut8895/
Chestnu883/
Hestnut883/
Cestnut881/
Chestnot822/
Shestnut822/
Chastnut820/
Chestnau820/
Khetnut754/
Heetnut751/
Hetnu711/
Cetnault710/
Chitnu6734/
Heetnu677/
Heatnu671/
Hetneu671/
Heetnui6325/
Chitnui6320/
Chaitnauth634/
Heethnu632/
Chitnot631/
Heetnuy631/
Heetnoot591/
Chaithnu591/
Chaitnot591/
Hitnu5779/
Sitnu579/
Chittimnu563/
Hitnui5344/
Citnou531/
Hitnus531/
Getnui531/
Getnuy531/
Hithnu531/
Heetnoo5032/

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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
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