Chisham Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 4
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 5
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 4
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 8
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Chisham Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chisham family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Weaver 2
Silk Weaver 2
Boot Maker 1
Gowener Royal Navy 1
Gardener 1
Factory Operative 1
Governess 1
Labourer 1
Mariner 1
Silk Warper 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Chisham

Name Census Frequency
William Chisham 24
John Chisham 21
George Chisham 16
Mary Chisham 13
Sarah Chisham 9
Ann Chisham 8
Jane Chisham 8
Thomas Chisham 7
Elizabeth Chisham 6
Alfred Chisham 5
Alice Chisham 5
Charles Chisham 5
Daniel Chisham 4
Harry Chisham 4
Ada Chisham 3
Dorothy Chisham 3
Frederick Chisham 3
James Chisham 3
Margaret Chisham 3
Walter Chisham 3
Albert Chisham 2
Catherine Chisham 2
Edward Chisham 2
Frances Chisham 2
Frank Chisham 2

Chisham Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Chesham 86% 2,224
2 Cheesham 75% 311
3 Chisham 100% 227

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The surname Chisham is the 3rd most popular variant of Chesham.

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