Chadderton Surname

235,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Chadderton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chadderton,'a township in the parish of Oldham, Lancashire; (a) 'of Catterton,' a township in the parish of Healaugh, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Margaret de Chadreton, of Chaderton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

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Chadderton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7741:71,9878,238
United States4111:881,89566,754
Australia1541:175,29717,847
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Canada561:657,95753,499
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Barbados431:6,685643
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales131:238,04114,239
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7361:33,1194,373
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Chadderton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chadderton,'a township in the parish of Oldham, Lancashire; (a) 'of Catterton,' a township in the parish of Healaugh, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Margaret de Chadreton, of Chaderton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

William Chaderton, or Chadderton, or Chatterton, D.D. (1540-1608), bishop of Lincoln, was born at Moston, near Chadderton: Dictionary of National Biography.

Thomas Chadderton, of the Lees, Oldham, 1575: Wills at Chester.

Imyne Chatterton, of Heaton Norris, 1594: ibid.

Alan de Caterton, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus de Caterton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Although in general Chatterton must be regarded as a variant of the Lancashire Chadderton, it is almost certain that some of the Chattertons found in the Yorkshire directories are variants of Catterton, a township in the W. Riding.

1569. Robert Chaderton and Margaret Revell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1570. John Wyllt and Margaret Chatterton, widow: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Belonging to Chadderton (Lancs), 13th cent. (‘Lanc. Assize- Rolls’) Chaderton, Chaterton, Chatherton, Catherton, Cathyrton, &c. = prob. Cathir’s Estate [Old English tún: Cathir is a Celtic name; cp. Chad]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Chadderton, a chapelry in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Chadderton, Saxon, cete—doir—ton, the cottage—town in the wood; from cete or cyte, a cottage, hut, cabin; doir, a wood, and ton, a town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

In the 16th century there was a gentle family of Chatterton at Lichfield, Staffordshire, its members often serving as bailiff or mayor of that city (Harwood's "Lichfield").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Chadderton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chadderton Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chadderton occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chadderton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chadderton is the 235,662nd most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,269,213 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Chadderton are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.

Chadderton is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 774 people, or 1 in 71,987. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 48 percent reside, Lancashire, where 8 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 4 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Chadderton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chadderton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 721 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chadderton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chadderton surname are 3.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Chadderton earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.04% less than the national average, earning R 168,624 per year; in United States they earn 20.95% more than the national average, earning $52,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning $44,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaderton95144/
Hadderton9540/
Chaddeerton951/
Chadoerton901/
Caderton891/
Haderton890/
Headerton841/
Souderton635/
Hodairton631/
Sodertand530/

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Chadderton Reference & Research

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