Last Name CHISAM

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Meaning Local: Of Chisom. The suffix '-holm' means an islet in a stream, and the affix is found in such places as Chiswick, Great and Little Chishall, etc. The prefix 'chis' is 'cisil,' gravel. Thus Chisholm would mean an islet with a gravel soil. This surname has been long settled in the Highlands of Scotland.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 51,809 (2000 US census) 58,002 (1990 US census)
Count 377 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.37%, or 352 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.18%, or 12 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 2.12%, or 8 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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Shortest last names

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