How common is the surname Nesbit?

4,765 people in the United States had the surname Nesbit in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,794 Americans. It ranked 7,021st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nesbit?

Evelyn Nesbit, American model and actress (1884–1967).

Where is the surname Nesbit most common?

Wikidata records people named Nesbit in the United States.

Is the surname Nesbit getting more or less common?

More common. 4,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,765 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Nesbit

A surname, carried by 4,765 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N213

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nesbit is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,765 people named Nesbit in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,794 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,565.

#7,021

rank among US surnames

4,765

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,802)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,012	Stroh	4,777	64,632
#7,013	Kangas	4,776	64,645
#7,014	Spillman	4,775	64,659
#7,015	Carillo	4,774	64,672
#7,016	Mayle	4,773	64,686
#7,018	Melcher	4,772	64,699
#7,020	Zurita	4,770	64,727

Who is named Nesbit

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

67% of people named Nesbit identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nesbits

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Evelyn Nesbit
American model and actress (1884–1967)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nesbit

Nesbitt

Nesbit has the Soundex code N213, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N213.

Questions

How common is the surname Nesbit?: 4,765 people in the United States had the surname Nesbit in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,794 Americans. It ranked 7,021st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nesbit?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Nesbit identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nesbit?: Evelyn Nesbit, American model and actress (1884–1967).
Where is the surname Nesbit most common?: Wikidata records people named Nesbit in the United States.
Is the surname Nesbit getting more or less common?: More common. 4,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,765 in 2010, up 4.4%.