Chilver Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Chilver Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname from the Sheep [Dialectal English chilver, ewe-sheep: cp. Old English cilfor (or ceolfor)-lamb, ewe-lamb]

Chilver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4161:133,93813,173
Australia1711:157,87016,525
United States671:5,409,835270,257
India231:33,350,669396,143
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1971:123,73311,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Chilver (18) may also be a first name.

Chilver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname from the Sheep [Dialectal English chilver, ewe-sheep: cp. Old English cilfor (or ceolfor)-lamb, ewe-lamb]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Chilver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chilver occurs most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chilver click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilver? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 468,873rd most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,163,941 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Chilver live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. Chilver is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 18 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 133,938. In England Chilver is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 22 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Suffolk, where 7 percent live. Barring England Chilver exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Chilver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chilver has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 479 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chilver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chilver surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Chilver earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $43,620 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilvere9322/
Chilverd936/
Schilver931/
Chilvert930/
Chilve9265/
Hilver9221/
Cilver9214/
Hilvert86230/
Chulver8627/
Hillver8616/
Shilver8615/
Chilves865/
Cilvert864/
Chilvee863/
Hielver861/
Chailve861/
Chelver860/
Cuilver860/
Cilve8390/
Hilve8341/
Chilbert80120/
Schelver8025/
Chelvier8018/
Chiglive803/
Chailvir801/
Chelvert801/
Hillverd801/
Silver7757,022/
Clever777,836/
Hilber772,374/
Helver77237/
Cilvez77186/
Gilver77123/
Chilbe77121/
Zilver77113/
Hilves7782/
Kilver7744/
Chilwe7720/
Celver7718/
Chilva7713/
Hillve777/
Chilue776/
Chelve775/
Shilve774/
Jilver774/
Chilvi774/
Hilwer772/
Cilves772/
Hilvey771/
Hielve770/
Schelvert750/
Hilbert7118,298/
Silvert711,123/
Shelver71528/
Gilvear71334/
Silvere71138/
Helvert7153/
Silverå7128/
Silveir7123/
Silvear7114/
Gillver719/
Chailue719/
Silvier717/
Schelve717/
Chelvee716/
Chelber715/
Silever714/
Sielver713/
Suilver713/
Hilberd712/
Silveer712/
Silvher712/
Hillber712/
Cailuer712/
Silverd712/
Chelvey712/
Chillevire711/
Hoilber711/
Silverz711/
Shilber711/
Chiolue711/
Chellve711/
Hillwer711/
Zhilber711/
Chilbei711/
Chelvie711/
Chuilvi711/
Chiluee711/
Quilver711/
Cleverr710/
Seilver710/
Schilva710/
Cilvest710/
Hailber710/
Silve671,898/
Hilbe67657/
Helve67561/
Cilva67248/
Hillbert6746/
Gilve6739/
Chilouet6727/
Hilue679/
Chelbert675/
Celve675/
Silveire673/
Cilvi673/
Silvesre672/
Chelvire672/
Zilve672/
Chhailvi671/
Hilbertt671/
Cilvy671/
Silvhesr671/
Sichilwe671/
Hilwe671/
Shelvier671/
Silveyrr671/
Chitluea671/
Hillwert671/
Hilwerth671/
Hilbeard670/
Heilbert670/
Hilvy670/
Chillwey670/
Hillvire670/

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Chilver Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Chilver
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