as a Last Name
- 7,298
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Chestnut
Meaning & Origins
English: from early English chesten nut ‘chestnut’ (from Middle English chesteine ‘chestnut’ + nut), a topographic name for someone who lived by a chestnut tree, or possibly a nickname for someone with chestnut-colored hair.
| 4,221st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,298
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Carolina
- has the most people named Chestnut per capita
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