Nestor (surname)

Nestor (surname)

Nestor (surname) is an Irish surname.

The original form of the name was Mac Girr an Adhastair, meaning son of the short man of the bridle. It was sometimes shortened to Mac an Adhastair. It may have originated from an ancestor responsible for a chief's horse.

The surname is most common in County Galway and County Clare. The clan were natives of Corcomroe in the latter county, which in the Middle Ages formed the north-westernmost territory of the kingdom of Thomond. The Mac Girr an Adhastair were associated with the local lords, the Ó Lochlainn family.

People with the surname

  • Agnes Nestor
  • Daniel Nestor, (born 1972), Canadian grand slam winning tennis player
  • Kelly Nestor, (born 1969), Australian newsreader
  • Pam Nestor, (born 1948), lyricist and singer
  • Eddie Nestor, (born 1964) broadcaster and comedian

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