US Population With Last Name Chestnut By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 7,772 people in the US whose last name was Chestnut, and the rate of occurence of the Chestnut last name was 2.88 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Chestnut identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (57.96%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (38.48%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.60%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Chestnut By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
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Non-Hisp ANHPI
Non-Hisp AIAN

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Chestnut last name.

US Population With Last Name Chestnut By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 4505 57.96
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 2991 38.48
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 124 1.60
Hispanic or Latino 92 1.18
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 33 0.42
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 27 0.35