Chatteris Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Chatteris Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chartres,' in France. The variants are all of a very natural character.
Richard de Chartray, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
Chatteris Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chartres,' in France. The variants are all of a very natural character.
Richard de Chartray, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Alan de Chartres, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Chartres, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Ralph de Chartres, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Johannes Charteres, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1638. Married — Christopher Chattrice and Mary Bingham: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1639. Baptised — Joseph, s. Christopher Chatterisse, cooke: ibid.
1693. Married — Richard Hawson and Martha Charterisse: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1771. — Francis Charteris and Susan Keck: St. George, Hanover Square.
1797. — William Marshall and Sarah Charters: ibid.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chatteris,' a parish in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire Found as Chaterich, Chateris, and Chaterus in the Hundred Rolls (1273).
Richard de Chaterus, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Sarra de Chaterus, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
(English) belonging to Chatteris (Cambs), 10th cent. (Latin charter) Chateriz.
Of obscure origin. Skeat (Place-Names of Cambs, p. 69) quotes the following spellings from an early Cambridgeshire Inquisition: Catriz, Cateriz, Cetriz, Chetriz.
A parish in the Isle of Ely, co. Cambridge.
A location name in Cambridgeshire.
Chatteris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chatteris Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chatteris is most common in England. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chatteris.
How Common Is The Last Name Chatteris? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chatteris is the 2,746,821st most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Chatteris is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Chatteris live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England Chatteris is most frequent in: Cambridgeshire, where 39 percent are found, Buckinghamshire, where 21 percent are found and Berkshire, where 14 percent are found. Outside of England this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.
Chatteris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chatteris has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Chatteris surname contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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