Nesbit: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Long before computers fixed spellings, Nesbit and Nesbitt were used side by side. Its meaning, shared with Nesbitt, is “Nose-shaped ridge”. Nesbit drops the “t” of Nesbitt, a simplification that clerks often made. Related forms: Nisbet.

In the 2010 US Census, 4,765 Americans gave Nesbit as their last name (rank 7,021).

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Nesbit, so the heraldry linked to Nesbitt is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Nesbit report, with a museum-style coat of arms.