Chiswell Surname

283,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Chiswell Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Gravel- Well [Old English cisel, gravel + w(i)ella, a well, spring]

Chiswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5791:96,23210,237
Australia4391:61,4947,426
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Canada1021:361,23132,546
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Wales171:182,03112,022
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
France21:33,211,361423,184
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3601:67,7097,695
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Chiswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Gravel- Well [Old English cisel, gravel + w(i)ella, a well, spring]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Chishall; a location name in Essex.

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

Chiswell Last Name Facts

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

Chiswell occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chiswell.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiswell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 283,967th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,374,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Chiswell are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 96,232. In England Chiswell is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 10 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Chiswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chiswell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Chiswell last name rose 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 163 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chiswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chiswell last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chiswell earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.46% more than the national average, earning $64,319 CAD per year.

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