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
School 11
At School 5
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Labourer 2
Twiner Piecer 2
At Home 2
General Labourer Indergrount 2
Coal Miner 2
Colliry Deputy 2
Scholar School 2
Bag Mendett 1
Card Board Moker 1
Cardroom Hand 1
Carter 1
Char Woman 1
Coal Miner Rope Hand 1
Cotton Spinner 1
Dattaler 1
Fruit & Flower Hawker 1
General Labourer 1
Handemaid 1
House Painter 1
Lamplighter 1
Mill Fland 1
None 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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