Nessmith

Nessmith Meaning & Origin

About Nessmith
The surname Nessmith is of Scottish origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Ness," which refers to the River Ness in Scotland, and "smith," which is an occupational name for a blacksmith. Therefore, the surname Nessmith can be interpreted as "blacksmith from the River Ness."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Nessmith is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Nessmith: 422
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 49,723
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Nessmith based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
NSM0
🗽 NYSIIS
NANA
🔊 Soundex
N025030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N EH1 S M IH0 TH
🌐 IPA
/nessmith*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NSM0', 'NSMT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N253

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nessmith in Braille

Here's how to represent Nessmith in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Nessmith in braille

How to sign the name Nessmith using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Nessmith using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Nessmith in sign language

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