Chetwood Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Chetwood 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]

Chetwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3941:141,41613,724
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Wales51:618,90625,852
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Chetwood (11) may also be a first name.

Chetwood 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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Chetwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chetwood is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chetwood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 485,771st most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Chetwood are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles. Chetwood is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The surname Chetwood is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 141,416. In England it is most prevalent in: Shropshire, where 21 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Chetwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chetwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Chetwood last name expanded 343 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 464 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chetwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chetwood last name are 27.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chetwood earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.98% less than the national average, earning $39,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $52,505 CAD per year.

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