Chetwode Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Chetwode Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Chetwode (Bucks) [the second element is the Middle English wode, Old English wudu, a wood; the first element may be the Old English cete, a cottage, or the pers. name Ceatta]
Chetwode Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Chetwode Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Chetwode (Bucks) [the second element is the Middle English wode, Old English wudu, a wood; the first element may be the Old English cete, a cottage, or the pers. name Ceatta]
Seated at Chetwode, co. Bucks, as early as the Conquest. There soon after, Robert de C. founded a priory. The family resided at C. for more than twenty generations. Courthope's Debrett.
Chetwode Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chetwode Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chetwode is most common in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chetwode? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,580,327th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Chetwode live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Chetwode is primarily concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 30 percent are found, Hampshire, where 17 percent are found and Devon, where 13 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.
Chetwode Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chetwode has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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