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There are approximately 7,708 people named Chisholm in the UK. That makes it the 1,402nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 122 are named Chisholm.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

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The Chisholm surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CHISHOLM. The right of the C's to be considered a Gaelic clan has been strongly asserted, but Skane thinks their Lowland origin evident, and he deems them a Norman race from Roxburghshire. Scot. Highl. ii. 313. The name however is Saxon enough, from cisU, gravel, andu*Zw, a river island. The Highland estate in Invernessshire has been so named from the family in recent times. The chief is always distinguished as Tlie Chisholm. There is a proverb to the effect that, " there are only four Thc's in the Highlands; Tlie Chisholm, The Macintosh, Tlie Devil, and The Pope"!

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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