Chisholn Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Chisholn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chisholn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Chisholn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chisholn is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisholn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chisholn are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Chisholn is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 18 percent are found, Alabama, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 14 percent are found.

Chisholn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chisholn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chisholn surname rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chisholn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chisholn last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

Chisholn earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.12% less than the national average, earning $30,152 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chisholn
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