How common is the surname Nisbet?

1,982 people in the United States had the surname Nisbet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,775 Americans. It ranked 14,933rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nisbet?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nisbet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Nisbet?

Robert Nisbet, American sociologist (1913–1996).

Where is the surname Nisbet most common?

Wikidata records people named Nisbet in the United States.

Is the surname Nisbet getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,009 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,982 in 2010, down 1.3%.

The surname Nisbet

A surname, carried by 1,982 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). Nisbet is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

Variant of Nesbitt.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,982 people named Nisbet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,775 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,009.

#14,933

rank among US surnames

1,982

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,812)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,930	Delaluz	1,983	155,696
#14,933	Sutliff	1,982	155,775
#14,937	Einhorn	1,981	155,853

Who is named Nisbet

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

94% of people named Nisbet identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nisbets

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Nisbet
American sociologist (1913–1996)

Questions

Where does the surname Nisbet come from?: Variant of Nesbitt.
How common is the surname Nisbet?: 1,982 people in the United States had the surname Nisbet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,775 Americans. It ranked 14,933rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nisbet?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nisbet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Nisbet?: Robert Nisbet, American sociologist (1913–1996).
Where is the surname Nisbet most common?: Wikidata records people named Nisbet in the United States.
Is the surname Nisbet getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,009 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,982 in 2010, down 1.3%.