Nesmith Surname

56,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Nesmith Surname Definition:

A variant of Nasmith, q.v.

Nesmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8291:41,0535,039
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Canada411:898,67368,969
England261:2,143,00282,017
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9121:55,0646,171

Nesmith (34) may also be a first name.

Nesmith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Nasmith, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) The smith who made nails.

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

Nesmith Last Name Facts

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

Nesmith is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nesmith click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nesmith? popularity and diffusion

Nesmith is the 56,456th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 811,260 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Nesmith reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Nesmith is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 34 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,829 people, or 1 in 41,053. In The United States Nesmith is most frequent in: Georgia, where 16 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Nesmith occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Nesmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nesmith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nesmith surname grew 968 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nesmith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nesmith are 10.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nesmith earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.65% more than the national average, earning R 284,328 per year; in United States they earn 8.11% less than the national average, earning $39,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.57% more than the national average, earning $63,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nessmith93540/
Neysmith93317/
Neesmith93314/
Neasmith93108/
Neismith9311/
Nesmieth931/
Nesmaith931/
Naesmith930/
Nesmit926/
Nessmisth881/
Neitsmith880/
Nethsmith880/
Nasmith86214/
Nysmith8618/
Nesmyth869/
Nesmiht864/
Nismith862/
Nesmitt861/
Nezmith860/
Nesmeth860/
Neathsmith820/
Naismith803,214/
Naysmith80778/
Nahsmith800/
Nissmith800/
Nessmithová781/
Nashsmith751/
Naismaith750/
Nasmyth71204/
Nieschmidt7142/
Neischmidt711/
Naithsmith710/
Naismyth6722/
Naysmyth671/
Neuschmid63165/
Nasmid6215/
Nejmet624/
Nicmit621/
Neuschmied5949/

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