Nesbitt

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Nesbit, Nisbet, Nisbett

Etymology

From Old English nosu (“nose”) + bita (“bit, fragment, morsel”) or byht (“bight, bend, angle”).

Proper noun

Nesbitt (countable and uncountable, plural Nesbitts)

1. A civil parish without a council in County Durham, England.
2. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Texas, United States.
3. A community in the Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa, Manitoba, Canada.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nesbitt is the 2717^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13248 individuals. Nesbitt is most common among White (59.74%) and Black/African American (35.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nesbitt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 659.

Anagrams

• Bettins, Nisbett