Chatham Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Chatham Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chatham family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 232
Cotton Weaver 35
Coal Miner 23
Living On Own Means 14
General Labourer 11
Cotton Operative 11
General Servant 10
Farmer 8
Agricultural Labourer 7
Farm Servant 7
Dress Maker 7
Grocer 7
Blacksmith 7
Cotton Winder 6
Farmer's Son 6
House Keeper 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Labourer 5
Cotton Spinner 5
Domestic Servant 5
Railway Clerk 5
Living On Her Own Means 4
Tailoress 4
Charwoman 4
Carter 4

Chatham Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cheetham 75% 30,206
2 Chatham 100% 5,689
3 Cheatham 88% 1,608
4 Chetham 86% 1,170
5 Chitham 86% 274
6 Chutham 86% 227
7 Chattam 86% 125

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The surname Chatham is the 2nd most popular variant of Cheetham.

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