Cheverton Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cheverton Surname Definition:

. belonging to Cheverton (? where)-? Chever’s Estate or Farm [we may note the Anglo-French name Cheever, q.v.; but Chever- may, e.g., be for an Anglo-Saxon Ceolfrith + Old English tún, estate, &c.]

Cheverton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2981:186,97316,679
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Australia571:473,60936,415
Wales531:58,3875,284
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2881:84,6378,940
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Cheverton (13) may also be a first name.

Cheverton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

. belonging to Cheverton (? where)-? Chever’s Estate or Farm [we may note the Anglo-French name Cheever, q.v.; but Chever- may, e.g., be for an Anglo-Saxon Ceolfrith + Old English tún, estate, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Chiverton in Perranzabuloe; from chy-ver-ton, the house on the green lay; or chi-uar-ton, the house upon the hill. Others translate Chivarton, the greon castle on the hill, or a castle with a green field under it, "which latter," says Scawen, "may be well thought on as to the name in Cornish, tho' in the heraldry it had been more complete."

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Chevington; a location name in Northumberland, Worcestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cheverton Last Name Facts

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

Cheverton occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheverton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 542,751st most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Cheverton live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name globally, borne by 13 people.

The last name Cheverton is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 186,973. In England Cheverton is mostly found in: Isle of Wight, where 19 percent live, Hampshire, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Aside from England it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Cheverton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cheverton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cheverton last name rose 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 964 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cheverton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cheverton surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cheverton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.02% less than the national average, earning R 109,260 per year; in United States they earn 30.7% more than the national average, earning $56,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.13% more than the national average, earning $66,142 CAD per year.

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