Last Name CHESTERMAN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: The Chester man, one who hailed from Chester. Adam Chesterman 'imbarqued in the Mathew of London' for St. Christopers, May 21, 1635. He was nineteen years old. Probably the present Chestermans are his descendants.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 51,119 (2000 US census) 34,068 (1990 US census)
Count 383 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 99.22%, or 380 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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