The surname Nestor
A surname, carried by 5,723 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈnɛstɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex N236 Also a first name
Origin
From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”).
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,723 people named Nestor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,948 Americans. That is up 9.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,238.
Who is named Nestor
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
82% of people named Nestor identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
- White (not Hispanic) 82%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 6.7%
- Two or more races 1.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Nestor
Nestor has the Soundex code N236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N236.
Questions
- Where does the surname Nestor come from?
- From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”).
- How common is the surname Nestor?
- 5,723 people in the United States had the surname Nestor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,948 Americans. It ranked 6,008th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Nestor?
- In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Nestor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- How do you pronounce Nestor?
- Nestor is /ˈnɛstɚ/, 2 syllables.
- Is the surname Nestor getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,238 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,723 in 2010, up 9.3%.
- Is Nestor also a first name?
- Yes. Nestor is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.