Nester Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Nester Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Nester family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 2
Living On Own Means 2
House Maid Domestic 1
Brick Works Labourer 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Cotton Card Room Hand 1
Cotton Spinner 1
Dataller Coal Miner Underground 1
Electro Plater White 1
Foundry Labourer 1
Sand Blast Labourer 1
Warehousewoman 1
Coal Miner & Coal Hewer 1
Excavator Navvy 1
Glass Bottle Wetter Off 1
Iron Foundry General Labourer 1
Plasterer 1
Plasterers Labourer 1
Railway Porter 1
Stoker R Navvymen 1
Accountant 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Navvy For Bricklayer 1
Coal Hewer 1

Nester Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Anster 67% 1,941
2 Nester 100% 449
3 Nestor 83% 419
4 Neister 86% 234

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The surname Nester is the 2nd most popular variant of Anster.

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