Cholmeley Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Cholmeley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (i) 'of Cholmondeley,' a township in the parish of Malpas, Cheshire, pronounced Chumley; (a) 'of Chulmleigh,' a parish in Devon, twenty-one miles from Exeter. It is probable that in the south of England, Cholmeley and Chumley represent the Devonshire parish.
Read More About This SurnameCholmeley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
Cholmeley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (i) 'of Cholmondeley,' a township in the parish of Malpas, Cheshire, pronounced Chumley; (a) 'of Chulmleigh,' a parish in Devon, twenty-one miles from Exeter. It is probable that in the south of England, Cholmeley and Chumley represent the Devonshire parish.
1566-7. Thomas Cholmeley and Dorothy Bedle: Marriage Lic. (London).
Richard Cholmondeley, of Eccleston, 1593: Wills at Chester.
1656. Baptised — Edward, s. Henry Chomley, apothecary: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1666. Buried — William Chombley: ibid.
1689. — Susanna Chumbly, widow: ibid.
1736. Married — John Chumley and Alice Todd: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Cholmon- deley = CeoLMUND’s Lea [the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Ceolmund (ceól, a ship + mund, from (genit. munde), protection) is one of the few instances of a fem. noun being used as the termination of an Anglo-Saxon masc. name]
An interpolation. “The name of Cholmondeley,” says Dugdale, “was assumed from the Lordship of Cholmondeley in Cheshire by Sir Hugh de Cholmondeley, knt., son and heir of Robert, second son to William, Baron de Malpas,” generations after the Conquest. Cholmondeley, entered in Domesday as Calmundelai, then formed part of the great barony of Malpas, held by Robert Fitz Hugh, one of the peers of Hugh Lupus’ Palatinate.
Acontraction of Cholmondeley.
A Norman name: Chamblac, local name
Cholmeley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cholmeley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cholmeley is found most in England. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cholmeley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Cholmeley are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England it is mostly found in: Berkshire, where 26 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 26 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 19 percent are found. Apart from England it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Cholmeley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cholmeley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholmely | 94 | 0 | / |
| Holmesley | 89 | 55 | / |
| Colmely | 88 | 0 | / |
| Cholmale | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chelmele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chalmely | 82 | 0 | / |
| Holmeslet | 78 | 31 | / |
| Chelmelay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Holmela | 75 | 10 | / |
| Holmeslett | 74 | 6 | / |
| Holmeslowe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chelmela | 71 | 159 | / |
| Holmelid | 71 | 109 | / |
| Chalmela | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chalmale | 71 | 5 | / |
| Solmeler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holmelad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelmeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelmale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calmeille | 67 | 56 | / |
| Chellmela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Colmeliau | 67 | 1 | / |
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