Chidlaw Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Chidlaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chidlaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England461:1,211,26256,182
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Chidlaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chidlaw is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chidlaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chidlaw is the 1,612,213th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Chidlaw are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Chidlaw is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 46 percent are found, Ohio, where 14 percent are found and Colorado, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Chidlaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chidlaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chidlaw surname grew 394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chidlaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chidlaw last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

Chidlaw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $40,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hidlaw923/
Cidlaw923/
Chidlow861,282/
Chedlaw860/
Schidlow8035/
Sidlaw775/
Hidlaf771/
Kidlaw771/
Hidlow770/
Shidlow7113/
Chedlow711/
Seidlaw710/
Hidlaff710/
Zeidlaw710/
Kaidlaw710/
Heidlauf67139/
Haidlauf6762/
Shidlova6736/
Schidlof6715/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chidlaw
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