Last Name CHOLMONDELEY

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Meaning	Local: Of Cholmondeley, a township in the parish of Malpas, county Chster, pronounced Chumley; also Chulmleigh, a parish in county Devon, twenty-one miles from Exeter. It is probable that in the south of England, Cholmeley and Chumley represent the Devonshire parish. Local: The place at the gorge or neck of the mountain; from 'Col,' a strait or defile, and 'mond' or 'mont,' a hill. This name is pronounced 'Chumley.' An English gentleman meeting the Earl of Cholmondeley one day coming out of his own house, and not being acquainted with him, asked him if Lord 'Chol-mond-e-ley' (pronouncing each syllable distinctly) was at home. "No," replied the peer, without hesitation, "nor any of his pe-o-ple."

Origin	English, French, Jewish, Irish

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