Explore the Family Name Chilcote

The meaning of Chilcote

English (Somerset and Devon): habitational name from Chilcott in Somerset or places in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire named Chilcote, from Old English as cild ‘young men’ + cot ‘cottage(s)’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Chilcote has seen a slight decrease over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname fell from 14,195 in 2000 to 15,183 in 2010, marking a 6.96% drop. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname remained almost constant at 1,940 in 2010 compared to 1,941 in 2000, a minimal decrease of 0.05%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 8.33%, from 0.72 in 2000 to 0.66 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,195	#15,183	-6.96%
Count	1,941	1,940	-0.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.66	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chilcote

When considering ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of those with the surname Chilcote identified as White, with a minor decrease from 95.16% in 2000 to 94.59% in 2010. There was an observable increase in the Hispanic category, which rose by 90.60%, from 1.49% to 2.84%. However, the data for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic identities both dropped to 0 in 2010 from 0.41% and 0.57% respectively in 2000. The percentage of those identifying as Two or more races also reduced by 41.14%, whereas the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a rise of 41.94%. Some data was suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.16%	94.59%	-0.6%
Hispanic	1.49%	2.84%	90.6%
Two or More Races	1.75%	1.03%	-41.14%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0.88%	41.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0%	0%
Black	0.57%	0%	0%