How common is the surname Chesley?

2,931 people in the United States had the surname Chesley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,338 Americans. It ranked 10,871st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Chesley getting more or less common?

More common. 2,717 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,931 in 2010, up 7.9%.

The surname Chesley

A surname, carried by 2,931 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chesley is more common than 93.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,931 people named Chesley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,338 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,717.

#10,871

rank among US surnames

2,931

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7.9%

change since 2000 (was #10,779)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,866	Owsley	2,932	105,302
#10,871	Helmuth	2,931	105,338
#10,880	Midgett	2,930	105,374

Who is named Chesley

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

78% of people named Chesley identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Chesley?: 2,931 people in the United States had the surname Chesley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,338 Americans. It ranked 10,871st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chesley?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Chesley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Chesley getting more or less common?: More common. 2,717 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,931 in 2010, up 7.9%.