Chase Surname
Approximately 90,351 people bear this surname
Chase Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chase,' from residence in that part of the forest or park termed the chase; an open piece of ground for the herding of deer and other game; compare Forest, Park, Lowndes. This surname has ramified strongly in the United States.
Read More About This SurnameChase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71,633 | 1:5,060 | 563 |
| Canada | 5,065 | 1:7,275 | 1,072 |
| England | 3,705 | 1:15,039 | 2,224 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Australia | 1,596 | 1:16,915 | 2,381 |
| Barbados | 896 | 1:321 | 78 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Ecuador | 531 | 1:29,955 | 3,667 |
| New Zealand | 483 | 1:9,375 | 1,626 |
| South Africa | 454 | 1:119,334 | 14,192 |
| Guyana | 428 | 1:1,781 | 316 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 373 | 1:3,657 | 607 |
| Israel | 331 | 1:25,854 | 3,785 |
| India | 159 | 1:4,824,311 | 122,508 |
| Panama | 159 | 1:24,605 | 1,532 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Paraguay | 109 | 1:66,392 | 1,769 |
| Germany | 104 | 1:774,091 | 57,434 |
| Russia | 86 | 1:1,675,849 | 110,706 |
| Bahamas | 81 | 1:4,836 | 493 |
| Jamaica | 76 | 1:37,762 | 2,524 |
| France | 74 | 1:897,604 | 104,173 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| Wales | 72 | 1:42,980 | 4,139 |
| Brazil | 64 | 1:3,344,911 | 95,290 |
| Scotland | 58 | 1:92,307 | 6,478 |
| Grenada | 56 | 1:1,938 | 334 |
| Philippines | 56 | 1:1,807,825 | 113,961 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Ireland | 38 | 1:123,919 | 6,102 |
| China | 36 | 1:37,981,155 | 2,028 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 22 | 1:5,017 | 770 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Bermuda | 17 | 1:3,840 | 587 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 9 | 1:3,814 | 352 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Saint Lucia | 7 | 1:25,540 | 1,703 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 77 | 1:57,531 | 4,603 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,633 | 1:14,927 | 2,219 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,278 | 1:2,157 | 228 |
Chase (32,983) may also be a first name.
Chase Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chase,' from residence in that part of the forest or park termed the chase; an open piece of ground for the herding of deer and other game; compare Forest, Park, Lowndes. This surname has ramified strongly in the United States.
1626. Married — John Chase and Hanna Tailor: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1657. — Richard Chase and Bridgett Monday: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1746. Richard Chase, rector of Elling- ham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at the Hunting- Ground or Wood [from Old French chacier, chasser, to hunt, chase; Latin captare, to catch]
“Hunter” - from Old French “Chaser”.
(English) Dweller at the hunting ground or woods.
A chase "is a privileged place for the receipt of deer, &c., being of a middle nature betwixt a forest and a park." Nelson's Laws of Game.
Armorially identified; also armorially identified with Channcy, or De Canci. Robert de Canceio, of Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Geoffry de Chansy of England, 1194 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). The name appears in all parts of England as Chancey, Chancy, &c.
(English), Private hunting-ground; also Wood, Forest.
From the Danish, Jess; from the Flemish, Jesse; from the Dutch, Jes; from the German, Jesche; a personal name.
The mayor of Winchester in 1464 was named William Chase (M.). A gentle family of Chase resided at Tartee, near Chard, in Somerset, in the 17th century (Peirce's "Bath").
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Chase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chase (Arabic: تشايس, Bengali: চাসে, Hindi: चासे, Marathi: चसे) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chase? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,263rd most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 80,658 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Chase live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 25,896th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 32,983 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 71,633 people, or 1 in 5,060. In The United States Chase is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 124 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Chase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chase has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 308 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 829 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 51 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Chase Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Chase surname are 6.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.06% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chase earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning R 237,144 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.84% less than the national average, earning $48,270 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chase Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chase in the Hindi language | ||
| चासे | case | - |
| Chase in the Marathi language | ||
| चसे | case | - |
| Chase in the Bengali language | ||
| চাসে | case | 66.67 |
| চৈসে | caise | 33.33 |
| Chase in the Arabic language | ||
| تشايس | tshays | - |
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Footnotes
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