Last Name CHISHOLM

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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.
Descended from Harald Chisholm, Thane of Orkney, Caithness and Shetland. He was a scion of the Royal stock of Norway, and married the daughter of Mached, Earl of Athol, the last male descendant of Donald Ban, King of Scotland. The clan are called in the North, An Siosalach.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, Irish, Zimbabwean, South african

Rank 2,752 (2000 US census) 2,773 (1990 US census)
Count 12,027 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 68.11%, or 8192 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 27.31%, or 3285 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.52%, or 63 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.57%, or 69 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.85%, or 222 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.62%, or 195 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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