Explore the Family Name Chesterman

The meaning of Chesterman

English: possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a Roman fort, Old English ceaster, or a habitational name for someone from any of the places mentioned at Chester.

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How common is the last name Chesterman in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chesterman saw a subtle shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 51,119th in terms of prevalence, with a total count of 383 bearers in the United States. By 2010, the rank had slightly decreased to 51,610, but interestingly, the count rose to 403 individuals, indicating a 5.22% increase in people carrying the Chesterman surname within this decade. However, the proportion of bearers per 100k remained stable at 0.14 throughout these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,119	#51,610	-0.96%
Count	383	403	5.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chesterman

The same census data also reveals significant insight into the ethnic identity linked to the Chesterman surname. As of 2000, an overwhelming majority of individuals bearing the surname identified as White (99.22%), while other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either non-existent or suppressed for privacy. By 2010, the percentage of those identified as White decreased slightly to 96.28%, marking a -2.96 change. Interestingly, a small portion of individuals bearing the surname began identifying as Hispanic (2.48%) by 2010, where there had been none in the previous decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.22%	96.28%	-2.96%
Hispanic	0%	2.48%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%