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

McNestry is most common in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McNestry? popularity and diffusion

McNestry is the 2,007,164th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. McNestry is predominantly found in Europe, where 124 percent of McNestry are found; 124 percent are found in Northern Europe and 124 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring 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 are found, Durham, where 26 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

McNestry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McNestry has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McNestry last name rose 725 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 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 adherence of those bearing 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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