Chesnut Family History

You can see how Chesnut families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Chesnut family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Chesnut families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there was 1 Chesnut family living in Caernarvonshire. This was about 25% of all the recorded Chesnut's in United Kingdom. Caernarvonshire and 3 other counties had the highest population of Chesnut families in 1891.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Chesnut surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.