Nisbet Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Nisbet Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Nisbet family

Profession Census Frequency
School 70
Private Means 20
Clerk 8
Scholar 6
Shop Assistant 6
Book Folder 4
Dressmaker 4
Errand Boy 4
Student 4
At School 4
Farmer 4
Stone Mason 4
Assistant Teacher 3
Solicitor 3
Stevedore 3
General Servant (domestic) 3
School Teacher 3
Weaver 3
Accountant 3
Caretaker 3
Farmers Daughter Dairy Work 3
House Painter 3
At Home 3
General Labourer 2
Colliery Screener 2

Nisbet Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Nesbit 67% 4,445
2 Nisbet 100% 2,815
3 Nisbett 86% 1,612
4 Nesbet 83% 340
5 Naisbit 71% 206
6 Naisbet 86% 147

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The surname Nisbet is the 2nd most popular variant of Nesbit.

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