Chalstrey Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Chalstrey Surname User-submission:

The surname Chalstrey originates from Cholstrey, a small village in Herefordshire, about 2 miles west of Leominster. This village is on the site of a Roman fort and its name is probably a corruption of Castra Ostorii, the camp of Ostorius, a famous Roman general who commanded the occupying Roman army and defeated Caractacus in AD51.

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Chalstrey Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208

Chalstrey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Chalstrey originates from Cholstrey, a small village in Herefordshire, about 2 miles west of Leominster. This village is on the site of a Roman fort and its name is probably a corruption of Castra Ostorii, the camp of Ostorius, a famous Roman general who commanded the occupying Roman army and defeated Caractacus in AD51. In the local (Celtic) dialect Castra Ostorii became Caerostruy. It is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as Cerlestreu and in later maps and writings as Chorlstree and Cholstrey.

The following alternative derivation of Cholstrey is given in a book of Herefordshire place names:

"Cholstrey SO4658 (Leominster). Perhaps "the tree of the free peasant".

Old English, ceorl + treow. It is possible that ceorl here is used in a collective sense and that the tree marked the boundary of a holding of free peasants."

This interpretation of the origin of Cholstrey seems to ignore or dismiss historical and archaeological evidence relating to the period of the Roman occupation.

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Chalstrey Demographics

Average Chalstrey Salary in
England

£20,534

Per year
Rank:
80,082 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.34267E-5
Rank: 81,168 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
76.12%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Chalstrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chalstrey is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chalstrey.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalstrey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Chalstrey is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Chalstrey reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Chalstrey is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most frequent in: Oxfordshire, where 34 percent are found, Worcestershire, where 24 percent are found and Dorset, where 14 percent are found.

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