Chiverton Surname

278,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Chiverton Surname Definition:

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.

Chiverton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8491:65,6287,623
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Saint Kitts and Nevis701:789163
Scotland261:205,91610,908
British Virgin Islands201:1,580220
Wales171:182,03112,022
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden101:984,67673,605
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Grenada11:108,5351,793
France11:66,422,722504,397
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5601:43,5275,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Chiverton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Chiverton Last Name Facts

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

Chiverton is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiverton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chiverton is the 278,869th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,254,179 people. The last name Chiverton occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Chiverton live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Chiverton is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 849 people, or 1 in 65,628. In England it is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 16 percent are found, Isle of Wight, where 16 percent are found and Surrey, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Chiverton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chiverton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 441 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chiverton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Chiverton are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chiverton earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.75% more than the national average, earning $50,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning $41,796 CAD per year.

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