Cheshire

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: English

Inherited from Middle English Cheschire, late form of Chestreschire, from Old English Ċeastersċīr, from Ceaster (“Chester”, from ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”)) + scīr (“district, shire”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Ches Root name
Abel English origin
Abraham English origin
Acland English origin
Adam English origin
Addington English origin
Alexandria English origin
Alfred English origin
Algeo English origin

Popularity by Country

Cheshire

Rank #2203

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Cheshire

Rank #9997

Frequency 2,975 people (1.1 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 96% Hispanic 0.77% Black 1.41% Asian/PI 0.37% Native Am. 0.47% Two+ 0.97%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Cheshire

Rank #412708

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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