How common is the surname Chesnut?

3,362 people in the United States had the surname Chesnut in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,834 Americans. It ranked 9,652nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chesnut?

Mary Boykin Chesnut, American writer (1823-1886), followed by James Chesnut Jr..

Where is the surname Chesnut most common?

Wikidata records people named Chesnut in the United States.

Is the surname Chesnut getting more or less common?

More common. 3,357 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,362 in 2010, up 0.1%.

The surname Chesnut

A surname, carried by 3,362 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chesnut is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,362 people named Chesnut in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,834 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 3,357.

#9,652

rank among US surnames

3,362

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+0.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,956)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,643	Azar	3,365	91,752
#9,646	Bash	3,364	91,779
#9,648	Rode	3,363	91,807
#9,652	Pecoraro	3,362	91,834
#9,658	Durrett	3,361	91,861
#9,661	Hellman	3,360	91,889

Who is named Chesnut

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Chesnut identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Chesnuts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Boykin Chesnut
American writer (1823-1886)
James Chesnut Jr.
American politician (1815-1885)

Questions

How common is the surname Chesnut?: 3,362 people in the United States had the surname Chesnut in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,834 Americans. It ranked 9,652nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chesnut?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Chesnut identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Chesnut?: Mary Boykin Chesnut, American writer (1823-1886), followed by James Chesnut Jr..
Where is the surname Chesnut most common?: Wikidata records people named Chesnut in the United States.
Is the surname Chesnut getting more or less common?: More common. 3,357 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,362 in 2010, up 0.1%.