Chesshire

Chesshire Meaning & Origin

About Chesshire
The surname Chesshire is of English origin and is derived from the place name Cheshire, a county in northwest England. The name is believed to have originated from the Old English word "ceaster," meaning a Roman fort or walled city, and "scir," meaning a district or shire. Therefore, the surname Chesshire likely denotes someone who hailed from the county of Cheshire or had ancestral connections to the region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Chesshire is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Chesshire: 140
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 123,064
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Chesshire based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Chesshire is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XSR
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C02060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
CH EH1 SH ER0
🌐 IPA
/chesshire*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XSR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C260

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Chesshire in Braille

Here's how to represent Chesshire in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Chesshire in braille

How to sign the name Chesshire using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Chesshire using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Chesshire in sign language

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