Nesbit Surname
Approximately 9,061 people bear this surname
Nesbit Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Nesbit.' There are several townships so called in County Durham and Northumberland, not to speak of Nesbit in Berwickshire Nearly all originated a surname.
William de Nesebit, Close Rolls, 18 Edward I.
Read More About This SurnameNesbit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,736 | 1:53,809 | 6,442 |
| England | 900 | 1:61,909 | 7,292 |
| Australia | 543 | 1:49,716 | 6,190 |
| New Zealand | 338 | 1:13,397 | 2,320 |
| Canada | 279 | 1:132,063 | 13,716 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 41 | 1:33,268 | 3,344 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 53 | 1:83,582 | 5,769 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 752 | 1:32,414 | 4,302 |
| Scotland | 182 | 1:20,567 | 2,033 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,672 | 1:18,794 | 2,387 |
Nesbit (220) may also be a first name.
Nesbit Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Nesbit.' There are several townships so called in County Durham and Northumberland, not to speak of Nesbit in Berwickshire Nearly all originated a surname.
William de Nesebit, Close Rolls, 18 Edward I.
Thomas de Nesbyt, temp. 1380: Historia Dunelmensis(Suit. Soc.), xlii.
1716. Married — Thomas Garbrand and Anne Nisbett: St. Antholin (London).
1780. — Colebrooke Nesbitt and Eliza Sneyd: St. George, Hanover Square.
NISBET, Nisbett, Nesbit, Nesbet: From the old barony of Nesbit in the parish of Edrom, Rerwickshire. William de Nesebite witnessed a confirmation of the town lands of Nesbite to the Priory of Coldingham by Patrick, first earl of Dunber (Raine, 116), Dominus Robert de Nesbit, miles, witnessed a charter by William de Horuirden to the Abbey of Kelso, c. 1160—1200 (Kelso, 320), and Walter de Nesebyte resigned his rights in the manor of Nesebyte in 1255 (Bain, I, 2026). Jone de Nesbyt nd Thomas de Nesbyte, both of Berwickshire, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 206,207), and several other Nisbets or Nesbits appear as charter witnesses in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Robert de Nesbit was one of the hostages for Berwickshire in 1340, Philip of Nesbit of that Ilk acted as sheriff in 1493 (Home, 21, 26), and Thomas of Nisbet was prior of Coldingham from 1446-56. John Nechisbet, vestiarius, was burgess of Glasgow in 1649 (Inquis., 3503). The name was carried to Sweden in the sixteenth century, and there are many descendants of these settlers now existing in the country. One of the best known of the name was Alexander Nisbet (1657-1725), the heraldic writer. Neisbit 1468, Nesbeth 1574, Nesbut 1450, Nesbuth 1452, Nesbyth 1360, Neisbayt 1574, Nesebite 1139, Nesebith 1368, Nesebeht 1498, Nesebyte 1255, Nesdret 1544, Nezebet 1507, Nezebeth 1537, Nisbert 1554, Nisbite 1616, Nizbet 1655, Nysbet 1546, Nysbit 1467, Nyzbet 1660. James Nesbit, the translator of the New Testament into Scots, spells his name Neisbit, Neisbitt, and Nesbeit. See also East-Nisbet.
(English) belonging to Nesbit(t (Northumb.2; Durham), 13th cent. Nesebit, 14th cent. Nesbyt [the first element is rather Old English nœss, low ground = Dutch nes, low marshy ground, than Old English nœss, a headland- +O.E. bita, a small piece] Cp. Nisbet(t.
(Scottish) One who came from the old barony of Nesbit in the parish of Edrom, Berwickshire.
Two townships in Northumberland, and another in Durham, are so called, but the lands which gave name to the Scotch and Irish Nesbitts are in Berwickshire. B.L.G.
Parishes, &c., in cos. Roxburgh, Berwick, and Haddington. See Nesbitt.
Local: from the lands of Nisbet in Berwickshire. The family are descended from Philip de Nesbyth, temp. David I.
Nesbit Demographics
Average Nesbit Salary in
United States
$43,233 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nesbit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nesbit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nesbit occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nesbit? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nesbit is the 56,005th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 804,276 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Nesbit are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 608,246th most numerous first name globally, borne by 220 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,736 people, or 1 in 53,809. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States Nesbit occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Nesbit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nesbit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nesbit last name rose 252 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 74 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nesbit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (52%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Nesbit surname are 13.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.51% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nesbit earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.7% less than the national average, earning 319,430 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.25% more than the national average, earning R 352,308 per year; in United States they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $43,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $54,682 CAD per year.
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