Chumley Surname

104,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,464 people bear this surname

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

Chumley 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.

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Chumley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2801:84,6879,583
England901:619,09036,665
Australia491:550,93340,757
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:173,76715,617

Chumley (25) may also be a first name.

Chumley 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 for Cholmondeley, q.v.

2 belonging to Chulmleigh (Devon), doubtless orig. the same name as Cholmondeley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Acontraction of Cholmondeley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Chumley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chumley is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chumley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 104,984th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,632,515 people. The surname Chumley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Chumley live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.

Chumley is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4,280 people, or 1 in 84,687. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Georgia, where 15 percent reside and Tennessee, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Chumley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chumley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chumley surname rose 1,481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chumley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chumley surname are 25.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Chumley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $40,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $53,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaumley9318/
Chumleys931/
Cumley92314/
Chumle9262/
Humley926/
Chumly921/
Schuimley880/
Chomley86173/
Chumlue8682/
Chumlea8655/
Chimley8625/
Chunley8616/
Chumlee8612/
Shumley865/
Chumlie864/
Chumnly864/
Chumlae862/
Houmley861/
Cumlley860/
Caumley860/
Humle83202/
Cumle8323/
Cumly831/
Humly830/
Schumler8014/
Chumliya801/
Chunnley801/
Chuinley800/
Hunley775,634/
Comley773,567/
Humler77171/
Chumla77154/
Sumley7758/
Humlie7750/
Homley7723/
Chimle7712/
Chomle778/
Chumli776/
Hummle775/
Jumley775/
Humles772/
Humlet771/
Khumle771/
Jhumle771/
Shumle771/
Houmle771/
Heumle771/
Cumlee770/
Cumlie770/
Chunly770/
Cumlay770/
Chomly770/
Shumly770/
Chaumelle7579/
Choumille7511/
Choumelle751/
Schumller751/
Hummler71956/
Chhunly71197/
Khumlue71118/
Chunlei7139/
Chunlet7132/
Chimlee7120/
Chumlap7117/
Soumley7113/
Chunloy7110/
Schumüller716/
Shumlyi716/
Khumloy715/
Chunlee714/
Schaumille714/
Chunloe714/
Hutnley713/
Chaumiolle713/
Chumlai713/
Khumlee713/
Humilly712/
Hunleys711/
Hunnley711/
Cumelly711/
Commley711/
Schunle711/
Sumlley711/
Chaunly711/
Houmlep711/
Hounley711/
Shumles711/
Chimloy711/
Hunleyo711/
Schumiller711/
Shumlyh711/
Chunles711/
Chumlia711/
Cumloue711/
Shumler710/
Shunley710/
Chonley710/
Hunlley710/
Humelle710/
Huinley710/
Jumle673,850/
Cumla67898/
Comly67504/
Chumilla67417/
Schaumüller67151/
Humla67135/
Sumle67113/
Humli6787/
Homly6777/
Hummelle6772/
Hounleyi6738/
Scheumüller6722/
Houmølle6721/
Shumlych6717/
Homle6711/
Chimelle678/
Chimliya676/
Hunly676/
Cumlajee676/
Hunle675/
Choomlee675/
Houmller674/
Sumly672/
Comle672/
Soumlley672/
Humlehed672/
Khumliya671/
Chautmla671/
Chutimla671/
Schumlas671/
Schunler671/
Húmle671/
Souymley671/
Dsoumley671/
Chomille671/
Chumilli671/
Zumle671/
Cumli671/
Khumloue671/
Cummelle670/
Hunelley670/
Chumliss670/
Shaumler670/
Comelley670/

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