# Nesbitt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nesbitt/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,248 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,717 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,305 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (12,878 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Nesbit, Nisbet, Nisbett |

## Etymology

From Old English nosu (“nose”) + bita (“bit, fragment, morsel”) or byht (“bight, bend, angle”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nesbitt in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 60% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nesbitt in the United Kingdom and the United States.

## People named Nesbitt

- Cathleen Nesbitt, British actress (1888-1982)
- Stephanie Nesbitt, American synchronized swimmer
- Derren Nesbitt, British actor
- Miriam Nesbitt, American actress (1873-1954)

## Similar surnames

Nesbit, Nisbet.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.