Chesters Surname
Approximately 2,495 people bear this surname
Chesters Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chester,' the capital town of Cheshire. Chesters is modern, and probably a kind of patronymic; compare Brooks, Styles, Holmes, for Brook, Style, Holme, &c. Hence Williams, Jones, &c, for Williamson, Johnson, &c.
Read More About This SurnameChesters Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,915 | 1:29,096 | 3,928 |
| United States | 164 | 1:2,210,115 | 138,772 |
| Australia | 142 | 1:190,111 | 18,903 |
| Wales | 120 | 1:25,788 | 2,682 |
| Northern Ireland | 41 | 1:45,001 | 3,962 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 811 | 1:30,056 | 4,033 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:30,753 | 1,694 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Chesters Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chester,' the capital town of Cheshire. Chesters is modern, and probably a kind of patronymic; compare Brooks, Styles, Holmes, for Brook, Style, Holme, &c. Hence Williams, Jones, &c, for Williamson, Johnson, &c.
Petrus de Cestre Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Cestre, Bedfordshire, ibid.
Symon de Chestrie, Derbyshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
William de Chestere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Elisabet de Chester, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Cristiana de Chester, 1379: ibid.
1561-2. John Gardener and Anne Chester: Marriage Lic. (London).
William Chester, of Newton, near Middlewich: Wills at Chester.
Margaret Chester, of Coole Lane, Chester, 1623: ibid. (1621-50).
Genit., or pl., of Chester, q.v. There are at least two places called (The) Chesters in Scotland at which there are remains of Roman camps.
The palatine city; also places in Durham, Northumb., and Derby. It was probably from Little Chester, in the last-named co., that the Chesters of Cockenhatch assumed the name.
Local. From the city of Chester, the capital of Cheshire, England, founded by the Romans. The name is derived from the Latin Castrum; Saxon, ceaster, a fortified place, a city, a castle or camp, it being a Roman station where the twentieth legion was quartered. The Roman stations in England were generally so called, being sometimes varied in dialect to Chester, Chaster, or Caster, the termintion of many English towns, as Colchester, the camp on the river Coln; Doncaster, on the Don; Lancaster, on the Lon or Lune, etc.
Chesters Demographics
Chesters Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Chesters Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chesters Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chesters (Russian: Честерс) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chesters click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chesters? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 172,420th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,920,860 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Chesters live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.
Chesters is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,915 people, or 1 in 29,096. In England Chesters is most numerous in: Cheshire, where 16 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 11 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Chesters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chesters has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Chesters surname rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,640 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Chesters Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Chesters last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chesters earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.75% less than the national average, earning R 48,120 per year; in United States they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $50,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.31% more than the national average, earning $56,791 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chesters Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chesters in the Russian language | ||
| Честерс | cesters | - |
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Chesters Reference & Research
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