Nestor Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Nestor appears in national name statistics on both sides of the Atlantic.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Nestor, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms.

Where the name comes from

Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Nestor, so we research it family by family rather than guess.

About 5,723 people in the United States were recorded as Nestor in 2010, placing it 6,008 on the national list. Between 1891 and 2000, 918 babies born in France were registered as Nestor, with the most births in 1971–1980. Want more than a summary? See the Nestor family name pack.