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There are approximately 852 people named Nisbett in the UK. That makes it the 7,930th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 13 are named Nisbett.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Diminutive

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The Nisbett surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From the lands of Nisbett, in the shire of Berwick, Scotland.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

NISBET. NISBETT. Parishes, &c., in cos. Ilosburgh, Berwick, and Haddiugton. See Nesbitt.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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