How common is the surname Chichester?

1,762 people in the United States had the surname Chichester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,224 Americans. It ranked 16,349th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chichester?

Giles Chichester, British Conservative politician and Member of the European Parliament (born 1946).

Where is the surname Chichester most common?

Wikidata records people named Chichester in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Chichester?

Chichester is /ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Chichester getting more or less common?

More common. 1,704 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,762 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Chichester

An English surname, carried by 1,762 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/ 3 syllables Soundex C223

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chichester is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

Reputedly from Old English personal name Ċissa + ċeaster (“fort, manor, town”). Otherwise the first element could come from Old English *ċisse (“a gravelly place”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,762 people named Chichester in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 175,224 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,704.

#16,349

rank among US surnames

1,762

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,731)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,343	Scheffer	1,763	175,125
#16,349	Mecca	1,762	175,224

Who is named Chichester

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

74% of people named Chichester identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Chichesters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Giles Chichester
British Conservative politician and Member of the European Parliament (born 1946)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Chichester come from?: Reputedly from Old English personal name Ċissa + ċeaster (“fort, manor, town”). Otherwise the first element could come from Old English *ċisse (“a gravelly place”).
How common is the surname Chichester?: 1,762 people in the United States had the surname Chichester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,224 Americans. It ranked 16,349th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chichester?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Chichester identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Chichester?: Giles Chichester, British Conservative politician and Member of the European Parliament (born 1946).
Where is the surname Chichester most common?: Wikidata records people named Chichester in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Chichester?: Chichester is /ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Chichester getting more or less common?: More common. 1,704 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,762 in 2010, up 3.4%.