Chorlton
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old English ċeorl (“churl: freeman, peasant”) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).
Proper noun
editChorlton (countable and uncountable, plural Chorltons)
- Short for Chorlton-on-Medlock, an area of Manchester, England, formerly (historical) a separate town and parish.
- A small village and civil parish (served by Hough and Chorlton Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7250).
- A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, which includes the hamlet of Chorlton Lane (OS grid ref SJ4547).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
editAccording to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chorlton is the 6715th most common surname in England, belonging to 1008 individuals.
Etymology 2
editFrom Old English Ċēolfriþ (“Ceolfrith”) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).
Proper noun
editChorlton (countable and uncountable, plural Chorltons)
- Short for Chorlton-cum-Hardy, a suburb of Manchester, England.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
editAccording to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chorlton is the 6715th most common surname in England, belonging to 1008 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chorlton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331.
Anagrams
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- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -ton