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There are approximately 1,533 people named Chesterman in the UK. That makes it the 5,447th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 24 are named Chesterman.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

Chester
Chasterman
Chestarman
Cesterman
Ceusterman
Chersterman
Chesteman
Cheserman
Ceustermans
Cheeserman
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Cherterman
Cheister
Cheaster
Chesherman
Chaester
Chesster
Cheester
Cheerman
Chaterman
Chestaman

The Chesterman surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CHESTERMAN. L A native of Chester, just as we say a Cornishman, a Kentishman. 2. Many places where Roman and other military "stations (casfra) existed are called chesters, and residence at such a spot may have conferred the surname.

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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