Chumbley
English
editEtymology
editA pronunciation spelling of Cholmondeley, now usually pronounced /t͡sʌmliː/ under influence from other words spelled with an archaic silent ⟨b⟩ such as crumb and comb.
Proper noun
editChumbley (plural Chumbleys)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chumbley is the 18106th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1538 individuals. Chumbley is most common among White (90.31%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chumbley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 334.