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Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsNesbit, Nisbet, Nisbett, Nisbeth (Sweden and Denmark), Naisbitt
Meaning & History
Derives from the hamlets of East Nisbet and West Nisbet, Berwickshire. Some bearers of Nisbet/Nesbitt (and variant) names may originate from the village of Nisbet in Roxburghshire.