McNestry Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

McNestry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNestry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:640,43737,483
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

McNestry Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNestry has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of McNestry.

How Common Is The Last Name McNestry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,007,164th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name McNestry occurs mostly in Europe, where 124 percent of McNestry reside; 124 percent reside in Northern Europe and 124 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name McNestry is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 640,437. In England McNestry is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 43 percent reside, Durham, where 26 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

McNestry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McNestry has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McNestry surname grew 725 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 150 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McNestry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McNestry surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 McNestry
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