Chesterfield Surname

243,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Chesterfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chesterfield,' a town in Derbyshire A rare surname.

Robertus de Chesterfield, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes de Chasturfeld, 1379: ibid.

Chesterfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5941:610,20049,533
Australia4641:58,1807,082
England2971:187,60316,709
Canada841:438,63838,170
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
United States Virgin Islands381:2,905495
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Wales291:106,7088,358
Scotland111:486,71119,179
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:91,9839,487
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Chesterfield (617) may also be a first name.

Chesterfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chesterfield,' a town in Derbyshire A rare surname.

Robertus de Chesterfield, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes de Chasturfeld, 1379: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The ancient and distinguis__ Chesterfield family of the Heathcotes, who have received __ than one baronetcy, have held property in that locality since the __ reign of Edward IV.; they resided in Chesterfield from the __ to the 18th century, and frequently served as mayor of the to__ one of the family was lord mayor of London last century (G.) __ family of Heathcott or Heathcote resided in Bakewell last century to this family belonged Michael Heathcott of Petersburg, Virg__ who was buried at Bakewell in 1792; Mr. Heathcote, who died in 1828, had been a Bakewell churchwarden for forty years (G.) __ family of the name resided in Blackwell last century (G.). __ name still survives in Chesterfield and Bakewell. Heathcote is a hamlet in the parish of Biggin. The name is also established in Cheshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Chesterfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chesterfield has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chesterfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 243,941st most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,459,942 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Chesterfield reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 336,019th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 617 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 594 people, or 1 in 610,200. In The United States it is most common in: Washington, where 12 percent live, Indiana, where 12 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 28 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Chesterfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chesterfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chesterfield surname increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 967 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chesterfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chesterfield last name are 4.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Chesterfield earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.64% less than the national average, earning R 181,452 per year; in United States they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $48,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.54% more than the national average, earning $59,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chesterfi-Eld961/
Chesterfild960/
Chesterfeld960/
Schesterfeld924/
Hesterfeld910/
Hesterfeldt870/
Zesterfelth700/

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