Nesbitt Surname
Approximately 29,713 people bear this surname
Nesbitt 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 SurnameNesbitt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,179 | 1:21,099 | 2,661 |
| England | 3,608 | 1:15,443 | 2,261 |
| Canada | 3,323 | 1:11,088 | 1,662 |
| Australia | 1,797 | 1:15,023 | 2,135 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,162 | 1:1,588 | 340 |
| Bahamas | 396 | 1:989 | 193 |
| Scotland | 365 | 1:14,668 | 1,857 |
| Ireland | 355 | 1:13,265 | 1,578 |
| South Africa | 307 | 1:176,475 | 19,463 |
| New Zealand | 184 | 1:24,610 | 4,301 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 167 | 1:8,168 | 1,183 |
| Wales | 142 | 1:21,792 | 2,311 |
| Jamaica | 112 | 1:25,625 | 2,028 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 65 | 1:1,698 | 281 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Bermuda | 36 | 1:1,813 | 302 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 32 | 1:3,099 | 465 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 | 1:5,018 | 541 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 1:4,291 | 379 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 1:22,532 | 985 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,320 | 1:3,356 | 612 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 780 | 1:31,250 | 4,151 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:91,298 | 4,744 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,980 | 1:25,363 | 3,135 |
Nesbitt (178) may also be a first name.
Nesbitt 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.
(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.
Place name in Northumberland and Durham, England.
(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.
Nesbitt Demographics
Nesbitt Religious Adherence
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Nesbitt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nesbitt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nesbitt (Russian: Несбитт) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nesbitt click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nesbitt? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,553rd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 245,265 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Nesbitt are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nesbitt is also the 683,417th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 178 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 17,179 people, or 1 in 21,099. In The United States Nesbitt is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 8 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Nesbitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nesbitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nesbitt surname increased 868 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 463 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 890 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 73 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 2,367 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nesbitt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Nesbitt last name are 7.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.71% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Nesbitt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 507.55% more than the national average, earning €182,448 per year; in South Africa they earn 73% more than the national average, earning R 411,120 per year; in United States they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $41,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $52,189 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nesbitt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nesbitt in the Russian language | ||
| Несбитт | nesbitt | - |
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Footnotes
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