Nisbett Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Nisbett Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Nisbett family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 43
Dress Maker 4
Stocktaker In Iron Works 4
An Florist 3
Annuitant 3
Japanner 3
Labourer 3
General Servant 2
Laundress 2
Photographer 2
Printer 2
Commercial Clerk 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Nurse 1
Apprentice Dress Maker 1
Domestic Servant Unemployed 1
Errand Boy 1
Iron Turner Apprentice 1
Machinist Ironworks 1
Dressmaker 1
Dress Maker's Apprentice 1
Grocer's Assistant 1
Iron Shearer 1
Iron Shearer's Wife 1

Nisbett Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Nesbitt 71% 5,747
2 Nisbet 86% 2,815
3 Nisbett 100% 1,612
4 Naisbitt 75% 842
5 Nesbett 86% 704
6 Naisbett 88% 395

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The surname Nisbett is the 3rd most popular variant of Nesbitt.

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