Nest Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cheshire 2
Gloucestershire 15
Hampshire 2
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 7
London 10
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 1
Pembrokeshire 6
Surrey 1
Staffordshire 3
Warwickshire 18
Wiltshire 5
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 15
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Sussex 0
Westmorland 0

Nest Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Nest family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 4
Female Servant 3
Baker 2
Painter 2
Ribbon Weaver 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Farmer 1
Army Pensioner 1
Surveyor 1
Sawyer 1
Coal Miner 1
Joiner 1
Coal B Maker 1
Labourer 1
Laundress 1
Nurse 1
Charwoman 1
Caster Journeyman 1
Forge Man 1
Carpenter 1
Railway Porter 1
Yeo Man 1
Clothier 1
Dyer 1
Shoe Maker 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Nest

Name Census Frequency
William Nest 72
Mary Nest 64
John Nest 51
Elizabeth Nest 44
James Nest 34
Sarah Nest 34
Thomas Nest 33
George Nest 26
Charles Nest 24
Henry Nest 17
Hannah Nest 14
Jane Nest 14
Alice Nest 13
Ann Nest 13
Eliza Nest 12
Robert Nest 12
Ellen Nest 11
Emily Nest 11
Louisa Nest 11
Richard Nest 11
Annie Nest 10
Emma Nest 10
Frederick Nest 9
Alfred Nest 8
Harriet Nest 8

Nest Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Anstee 33% 1,368
2 Nest 100% 856
3 Anstoe 33% 266
4 Ainstie 29% 218
5 Anstie 33% 177
6 Anset 40% 107

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The surname Nest is the 2nd most popular variant of Anstee.

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