Chegwin Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Chegwin Surname Definition:

This name is said to mean the white dog (kei-gwin), and the arms of the family are three greyhounds Argent. It is more probably from ke-gwdyn, the white hedge; or kea-gwdyn, the white enclosure; or perhaps rather from chygwdyn, the white house.

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Chegwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:460,48030,233
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Wales71:442,07621,198
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
Wales151:104,5614,503

Chegwin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name is said to mean the white dog (kei-gwin), and the arms of the family are three greyhounds Argent. It is more probably from ke-gwdyn, the white hedge; or kea-gwdyn, the white enclosure; or perhaps rather from chygwdyn, the white house. D. Gilbert, under Perranzabuloe, says, "That as the miners impute the discovery of tin to St. Perran, so they ascribe its reduction from the ore, in a large way, to an imaginary personage, Saint Chiwidden; but chi-wadden is the white house, and must therefore mean a smelting or blowing house, where the black ore of tin is converted into a white metal." There is a place called Kegwyn St. Just in Constantine.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Chegwin Last Name Facts

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

Chegwin occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chegwin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 919,444th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Chegwin are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 460,480. In England Chegwin is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 22 percent live, Greater London, where 19 percent live and Merseyside, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Chegwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chegwin has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chegwin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Chegwin are 46.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chegwin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 43.32% more than the national average, earning $32,536,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 58.61% more than the national average, earning $68,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.72% less than the national average, earning $31,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hegwine8614/
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Chegwen864/
Chagwin860/
Heigwin860/
Shegwin860/
Chetkwin802/
Chekwien801/
Chohgwin801/
Ceguin772/
Kegwin771/
Segwin770/
Cheguen711,795/
Keigwin71181/
Chequin71147/
Chakwin7149/
Cheguim713/
Chiguin712/
Siegwin711/
Hekwing711/
Chegwem711/
Seagwin710/
Sheguin710/
Keagwin710/
Chitkwin6770/
Chaikwin6746/
Chayguin6733/
Chesquin676/
Chinkwin675/
Tchiguin673/
Cheguhen672/
Hehegbin671/
Shiegwen671/
Chigwene671/
Shenkwin670/
Sheeguin670/
Sheaguin670/
Chequien670/

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