Chesham Surname
Approximately 441 people bear this surname
Chesham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Caston,' which see. No doubt a variant, as found in the Norfolk and Suffolk counties.
Chesham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 224 | 1:248,741 | 20,175 |
| Iran | 59 | 1:1,301,399 | 54,450 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 195 | 1:125,002 | 11,754 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Chesham (886) may also be a first name.
Chesham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Caston,' which see. No doubt a variant, as found in the Norfolk and Suffolk counties.
Chesham Demographics
Average Chesham Salary in
England
£26,843
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Chesham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chesham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chesham occurs most in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chesham.
How Common Is The Last Name Chesham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 676,370th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Chesham live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 273,104th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 886 people.
Chesham is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 248,741. In England it is most prevalent in: Bedfordshire, where 10 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 9 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 9 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Chesham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chesham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chesham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Chesham earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $47,516 CAD per year.
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Chesham Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chesham
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