Find out how popular the last name Cheseldine is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cheseldine.

Cheseldine, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cheseldine surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cheseldine in America

Cheseldine is the 120187th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cheseldine surname appeared 144 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cheseldine.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cheseldine to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cheseldine

The surname Cheseldine is of English origin and dates back to the 13th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old English words "cesel" meaning pebble or gravel, and "denu" meaning valley, suggesting the name originated from someone who lived in a pebbly or gravelly valley.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears to be Cheseldon in the Hundred Rolls of Staffordshire in 1273. Other early spellings include Cheseldyn in the Pipe Rolls of Sussex in 1332 and Chisseldine in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1379.

The name is believed to have originated in the counties of Staffordshire and Derbyshire, where there are several place names containing variations of the name, such as Chesledon and Chisseldine. These place names likely derived from the same Old English words that gave rise to the surname.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Cheseldine was John Cheseldine, who was mentioned in the Register of the Gild of the Holy Cross in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire in 1392.

Another notable figure was William Cheseldine, who was born in Derbyshire in 1585 and served as a member of the English Parliament during the English Civil War in the 1640s.

In the 17th century, the name Cheseldine appears in parish records in the counties of Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire, indicating a concentration of the surname in these areas.

In the 18th century, a prominent individual named Samuel Cheseldine (1710-1784) was a successful merchant and landowner in the city of Bristol.

During the 19th century, a family by the name of Cheseldine owned a successful pottery business in the town of Longton, Staffordshire, which was part of the famous Staffordshire Potteries region.

While the surname Cheseldine is not among the most common surnames in England, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and has been associated with various notable individuals throughout its origins in the English Midlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cheseldine

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cheseldine.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cheseldine was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cheseldine has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cheseldine was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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