# Nestor (surname)

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

A surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,723 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,008 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,948 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.3% (5,238 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɛstɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nestor 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

Nester, Nystrom.

## 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.