Explore the Family Name Chivington

The meaning of Chivington

English (Surrey): habitational name from Chevington in Suffolk or from East or West Chevington in Northumberland. The first is named with an Old English personal name Cifa (genitive Cifan) + Old English tūn ‘settlement’; the second is from the same personal name + -ing-, denoting association, + tūn. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

The surname Chivington, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, saw a slight decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 68,172nd nationally, but by 2010 it had slipped to 70,833rd. This is a change of -3.9 in its ranking. However, despite this drop in rank, the count of individuals with the surname Chivington increased slightly from 270 in 2000 to 276 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 2.22. The proportion per 100k people also dropped from 0.1 to 0.09, reflecting a decrease of -10.0.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,172	#70,833	-3.9%
Count	270	276	2.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chivington

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Chivington has seen minor changes from 2000 to 2010. The majority of Chivingtons identified as White, making up 97.41% in 2000 and reducing slightly to 96.38% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of Chivingtons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Interestingly, there was an introduction of Hispanic identification within the Chivington surname between the two censuses, growing from 0% in 2000 to 2.54% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.41%	96.38%	-1.06%
Hispanic	0%	2.54%	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%