How common is the surname Chidester?

2,979 people in the United States had the surname Chidester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,641 Americans. It ranked 10,724th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Chidester?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Chidester identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Chidester?

Amanda Chidester, American softball player.

Where is the surname Chidester most common?

Wikidata records people named Chidester in the United States.

Is the surname Chidester getting more or less common?

More common. 2,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,979 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Chidester

A surname, carried by 2,979 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C323

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chidester is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,979 people named Chidester in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,641 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,770.

#10,724

rank among US surnames

2,979

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #10,615)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,715	Reading	2,982	103,536
#10,717	Nicoletti	2,981	103,571
#10,721	Mager	2,980	103,606
#10,724	Chidester	2,979	103,641
#10,726	Hennigan	2,978	103,675
#10,728	Spoon	2,977	103,710
#10,729	Lumley	2,976	103,745

Who is named Chidester

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

93% of people named Chidester identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Chidesters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amanda Chidester
American softball player, born 1990

Questions

How common is the surname Chidester?: 2,979 people in the United States had the surname Chidester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,641 Americans. It ranked 10,724th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chidester?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Chidester identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Chidester?: Amanda Chidester, American softball player.
Where is the surname Chidester most common?: Wikidata records people named Chidester in the United States.
Is the surname Chidester getting more or less common?: More common. 2,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,979 in 2010, up 7.5%.