Cognome
Nesti
The strongest concentration of Nesti in US arrival records points to Toscana, with 4 of 7 arrivals (57 percent) originating there.
7
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
6
Comuni of
origin
4
Regioni
represented
10
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Toscana
4 of 7
57 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Nesti line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Nesti arrivals came from Toscana, most often from the provincia of Pistoia. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
The checker goes back through your line one generation at a time. It is not legal advice, and it does not search for records.
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A Nesti from Toscana
Most often from Pistoia (PT)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Nesti on Wikipedia
Filippo Nesti
1780 · Firenze
Persio Nesti
1909 · Prato
1922 · Livorno
1925 · Lastra a Signa
1931 · Marostica
Vinicio Nesti
IT1931 · Livorno
1935 · San Marcello Pistoiese
Andrea Nesti
IT1937 · Agliana
Carlo Nesti
IT1955 · Torino
1989 · Pistoia
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filippo Nesti | 1780 | Firenze | |
| Persio Nesti | 1909 | Prato | |
| Giovanni Nesti | 1922 | Livorno | ENIT |
| Fulvio Nesti | 1925 | Lastra a Signa | ENIT |
| Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti | 1931 | Marostica | ENIT |
| Vinicio Nesti | 1931 | Livorno | IT |
| Mauro Nesti | 1935 | San Marcello Pistoiese | ENIT |
| Andrea Nesti | 1937 | Agliana | IT |
| Carlo Nesti | 1955 | Torino | IT |
| Alice Nesti | 1989 | Pistoia | ENIT |
Varianti grafiche
Spelling variants worth checking
- The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
- If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.
Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Nesti.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Nesti was recorded between 1830 and 1912.