Last Name CHISOLM

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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 7,642 (2000 US census) 3,380 (1990 US census)
Count 4,012 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 24%, or 963 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 72.71%, or 2917 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.22%, or 9 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.27%, or 11 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.6%, or 64 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.2%, or 48 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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