Chisholm Forename

825,494th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Chisholm Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Dweller on the gravel island.

Chisholm Forename Distribution

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
92%
 
971:3,737,49551,026
Canada-121:2,761,11436,116
England-51:11,120,58476,686
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Nigeria-11:177,564,360489,087
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
Thailand-11:70,065,813391,235
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
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Chisholm (38,834) may also be a surname.

Chisholm Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Dweller on the gravel island.

— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

A Gaelic name: Siosal, Siosalach, De Chesholme (thirteenth century documents), De Cheseholme (1254), a Border name, the place- name Chisholm being in Roxburgh: Ches-holm (a holm, but Ches?).

— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
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Chisholm Forename Popularity

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Chisholm Demographics

Chisholm Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 22 (2014)

United States
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Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chisolm9347/
Chisolum8896/
Hchisolm881/
Chisolom881/
Chisalem758/
Chiselma752/
Chisalam751/
Chisalmo751/
Chiselama711/
Choiselim711/
Chizoluem711/
Chiezuolam673/
Kishalm672/
Chisalamma671/
Hissalm671/
Jaisalm531/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chisholm