Nesbitt Surname

18,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

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.

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Nesbitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,1791:21,0992,661
England3,6081:15,4432,261
Canada3,3231:11,0881,662
Australia1,7971:15,0232,135
Northern Ireland1,1621:1,588340
Bahamas3961:989193
Scotland3651:14,6681,857
Ireland3551:13,2651,578
South Africa3071:176,47519,463
New Zealand1841:24,6104,301
Trinidad and Tobago1671:8,1681,183
Wales1421:21,7922,311
Jamaica1121:25,6252,028
United States Virgin Islands651:1,698281
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Bermuda361:1,813302
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Antigua and Barbuda321:3,099465
France301:2,214,091176,965
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Saint Kitts and Nevis111:5,018541
Finland81:687,08836,047
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Panama51:782,45211,059
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51:22,532985
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guam11:160,1214,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,3201:3,356612
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7801:31,2504,151
Scotland411:91,2984,744
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9801:25,3633,135

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Northumberland and Durham, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Scottish) One who came from the old barony of Nesbit in the parish of Edrom, Berwickshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neasbitt93261/
Nesbeitt9317/
Nessbitt934/
Nesbitts932/
Niesbitt932/
Nesbitte931/
Neisbitt931/
Nesbitth930/
Nesbit929,061/
Nebitt9227/
Nesbett86170/
Nesbith8640/
Nisbitt8632/
Nasbitt8615/
Nesvitt868/
Nesbitz863/
Neibitt862/
Neisbit861/
Nesbits861/
Neesbit861/
Neabitt861/
Nesbeit861/
Nesbite861/
Nosbitt861/
Nexbitt860/
Neasbit860/
Nesbiet860/
Nessbit860/
Nebit83362/
Nesbi833/
Naisbitt801,016/
Niesbett800/
Nesbette800/
Nevitt773,355/
Neboit77212/
Nesvit77207/
Nesbet77150/
Nisbit77101/
Nehbit7716/
Nasbit774/
Nebett772/
Neabit772/
Nebiot771/
Nebitz771/
Nebite771/
Nosbit770/
Neebit770/
Nebeit770/
Nebi733,962/
Nisbett712,686/
Nesbeth711,641/
Naisbit7174/
Neavitt7163/
Neveitt7116/
Nebeite712/
Neabitz712/
Neisbet711/
Neibett711/
Nisbiet711/
Nesvite711/
Nesbeih711/
Ngesbai711/
Nibiett711/
Nisuitt711/
Nasbett710/
Nesbeet710/
Neibeit710/
Neswith710/
Neasbet710/
Neswite710/
Nebie6748,915/
Nesby67907/
Nesba67819/
Ngebi67655/
Nebhi67619/
Nebih67567/
Nesvi67533/
Naisbett67331/
Nebić6797/
Nebet6783/
Nebio6769/
Neibi6748/
Nnebi6740/
Nebis6736/
Nebei6732/
Nevit6724/
Nehbi6721/
Nebai6718/
Nebyt6717/
Nibit6710/
Nisbette6710/
Gnebi6710/
Nebii677/
Nebiy675/
Nisbi675/
Neebi675/
Neybi672/
Nesbe672/
Netbi672/
Nissbett672/
Nebid672/
Niebi672/
N'Ebi671/
Nebgi671/
Neisbeth671/
Nebij671/
Naisbith671/
Neubi671/
Nisbettt671/
Nessbeth670/

Nesbitt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nesbitt in the Russian language
Несбиттnesbitt-

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