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    The surname Chesson

    A surname, carried by 1,937 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C250

    Chesson: #15,210 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Chesson #15,210, 1,937 people Chesson: #15,210 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Chesson #15,210, 1,937 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chesson is more common than 90.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,937 people named Chesson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 159,394 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,690.

    #15,210
    rank among US surnames
    1,937
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.6%
    change since 2000 (was #15,815)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,201Munk1,938159,311
    #15,210Schnur1,937159,394
    #15,217Nathanson1,936159,476

    Who is named Chesson

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

    62% of people named Chesson identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 62%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 32%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Chessons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lisa Chesson
      American ice hockey player, born 1986

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Chesson

    Chesson has the Soundex code C250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C250.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Chesson?
    1,937 people in the United States had the surname Chesson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,394 Americans. It ranked 15,210th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chesson?
    In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Chesson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Chesson?
    Lisa Chesson, American ice hockey player.
    Where is the surname Chesson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Chesson in the United States.
    Is the surname Chesson getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,690 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,937 in 2010, up 15%.