Nestor (surname)
Nestor is, apart from a given name, also found as a surname borne by Irish and Estonians.
In Ireland, it was derived as a shortened form of Mac Girr an Adhastair, meaning son of the short man of the bridle. It was sometimes shortened to Mac an Adhastair. 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,, Canadian grand slam winning tennis player
- Eddie Nestor, broadcaster and comedian
- Eiki Nestor,, Estonian politician
- Ion Nestor, Romanian archaeologist
- Kelly Nestor,, Australian newsreader
- Pam Nestor,, lyricist and singer
- Joseph Nestor,, Brewmaster Washington State
