Chastain Surname
Approximately 20,195 people bear this surname
Chastain Surname User-submission:
(French) From Old French castan(h), meaning 'chestnut tree', from Latin castanea, hence a topographic name for 'someone living near chestnut tree', or possibly a nickname for 'someone with chestnut-colored hair'.
Chastain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,913 | 1:18,202 | 2,303 |
| France | 181 | 1:366,976 | 54,730 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,566 | 1:32,068 | 3,857 |
Chastain (84) may also be a first name.
Chastain Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(French) From Old French castan(h), meaning 'chestnut tree', from Latin castanea, hence a topographic name for 'someone living near chestnut tree', or possibly a nickname for 'someone with chestnut-colored hair'.
- mchastain4(French) The Chastain surname means 'chestnut' or 'chestnut tree'. It was a nickname for people who lived near a chestnut tree or a group of chestnut trees. It could also be a nickname for a person with chestnut colored hair.
- niatsahcelleChastain Demographics
Average Chastain Salary in
United States
$40,872 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chastain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chastain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chastain is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chastain? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chastain is the 26,632nd most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 360,859 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Chastain are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Chastain is also the 1,046,220th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 84 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 19,913 people, or 1 in 18,202. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 26 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
Chastain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chastain has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,272 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chastain Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Chastain are 27.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.18% registered with the party.
The amount Chastain earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $40,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.7% more than the national average, earning $55,991 CAD per year.
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