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First Name
122k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
15k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Chester mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Chester

User Submitted Origins

English
77%
Filipino (Philippines)
8%
Hebrew
8%
American
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Alaska, U.S. says the name Chester is of English origin and means "Camp, fortress".
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  1. A city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
Wiktionary

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ceaster, from ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”).

  1. A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
  2. Any of a number of towns in the United States and Canada:
    1. A town in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States.
    2. A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.
    3. A ghost town in Merced County, California, United States.
    4. A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
    5. A town in Dodge County, Georgia, United States.
    6. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho, United States.
    7. A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States.
    8. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana, United States.
    9. A tiny city in Howard County, Iowa, United States.
    10. A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
    11. A census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States.
    12. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
    13. An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States.
    14. A small community in Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States.
    15. A town, the county seat of Liberty County, Montana, United States.
    16. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States.
    17. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
    18. A town and village in Orange County, New York, United States.
    19. A town in Warren County, New York, United States.
    20. An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio, United States.
    21. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma, United States.
    22. A city in Major County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    23. A small rural city, the county seat of Chester County, South Carolina, United States.
    24. An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota, United States.
    25. A town in Tyler County, Texas, United States.
    26. A town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States.
    27. A census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States.
    28. A city in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States.
    29. A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.
    30. A village in Nova Scotia, United States.
  3. An English habitational surname​.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Blend of child +‎ molester

  1. (prison slang) A child molester.

    Chester was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano and Middle English

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    Notable Persons Named Chester

    Notable Persons Named Chester

    Chester A. Arthur

    Chester A. Arthur was an Engineer-in-Chief of the New York Militia, Inspector General of the New York Militia, Quartermaster General of the New York Militia, 21st President of the United States, 20th Vice President of the United States, Engineer-in-Chief of theNew York Mili. His military service ended in 1863. Chester was born on October 5th, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont, U.S. He died on November 18th, 1886.

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    Chester Bennington

    Chester Bennington is a musician, songwriter, actor, and singer. His ongoing career started in 1992. Chester was given the name Chester Charles Bennington on March 20th, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.

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    James Carville

    James Carville is a political science professor of practice, tulane university, political consulting, and political consultant. James was given the name Chester James Carville, Jr. on October 25th, 1944 in Louisiana.

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    Chester W. Nimitz

    Chester W. Nimitz is a regents of the university of california. His military service ended in 1966.

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    Howlin' Wolf

    Howlin' Wolf was a chicago blues musician. He was most active from 1940 to 1976. Howlin' was given the name Chester Arthur Burnett on June 10th, 1910 in White Station, Mississippi. He left this life on January 10th, 1976.

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    Chet Atkins

    Chet Atkins was a country music, jazz, rock, roll, folk music, and rockabilly musician. He plays Guitar, violin, vocals, banjo, ukulele, Gretsch, Gretsch 6120, and Gibson Chet Atkins SST. His most notable accomplishments were from 1942 to 1996. Chet was given the name Chester Burton Atkins on June 20th, 1924 in Luttrell, Tennessee, US. Chet is also known as Mr. Guitar and The Country Gentleman. He passed away on June 30th, 2001.

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    • Trent Lott
      Senate Majority Leader
    • Chester Thompson
      Musician
    • Chester See
      Actor
    • Chester Himes
      Writer
    • Chet Huntley
      News Anchor
    • Chester Morris
      Actor
    • Chet Culver
      29th Secretary of State of Iowa
    • Conlan Carter
      Retired Airline Pilot; Former Actor: Combat!
    • Chester Brown
      Politician
    • Chester Bowles
      Governor of Connecticut
    • Chester Gould
      Cartoonist
    • Chester Conklin
      Actor
    • Chester Alan Arthur II
      Sportsman
    • Chester Taylor
      American Football Player

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Chester

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Chester

    James Chester

    James Chester is a soccer player for the West Bromwich Albion F.C., Manchester United F.C., Peterborough United F.C., Plymouth Argyle F.C., Carlisle United F.C., Hull City A.F.C., and Wales national football team. James was born on January 23rd, 1989 in Warrington, England.

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    Vanessa Lee Chester

    Vanessa Lee Chester is an actor and actress. She was most prominent from 1993 to present. Vanessa was born on July 2nd, 1984 in Hollywood, California, U.S.

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    Chris Chester

    Chris Chester is an american football player. His most notable accomplishments were from 2006 to present. Chris was born on January 12th, 1983 in Tustin, California.

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    Gary Chester

    Gary Chester was a pop music, rock music, rhythm, blues, folk music, bebop, doo-wop, jazz, bossa nova, samba, and progressive rock musician. He plays Drum kit. Gary was given the name Cesario Gurciullo on October 27th, 1924. He breathed his last breath on August 17th, 1987.

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    Robert of Chester

    Robert of Chester is a writer.

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    Darren Chester

    Darren Chester is a journalist, political advisor, and political consulting. His career lasted from 2016 to 2016. Darren was born on September 13th, 1967 in Sale, Victoria, Australia.

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    Common last names for Chester

    Common first names for Chester

    Ethnicity Distribution

    Ethnicity Chester U.S.
    █  White 66.05% 64.26%
    █  African American 27.12% 11.96%
    █  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.82% 4.85%
    █  American Indian and Alaska Native 1.69% 0.69%
    █  Two or More Ethnicities 2.25% 1.76%
    █  Hispanic or Latino 2.08% 16.26%

    Of Last Name Chester

    People with the last name Chester are most frequently White or African American

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    Fun Facts about the name Chester

  1. What name lists does Chester rank for?
    #20Old-Fashioned Boy Names
  2. How Popular is the name Chester? Chester is the 580th most popular name of all time. As a last name Chester was the 2,408th most popular name in 2010.
  3. How many people with the first name Chester have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 121,717 babies born with the first name Chester in the United States. That's more than enough people named Chester to occupy the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with an estimated population of 109,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  4. What year were 5 or more babies first named Chester? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 168 new born babies.
  5. When was Chester first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Chester is Monday, August 8th, 1864.
  6. What year had the most people named Chester born? The highest recorded use of the first name Chester was in 1920 with a total of 3,698 babies. That's a lot of babies named Chester!
  7. Random Chester Factoid: According to the 1915 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Chester ranks 56th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Maryland. Imagine that, 34 babies in Maryland have the same name in 1915.
  8. Weird things about the name Chester: The name spelled backwards is Retsehc. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Tscheer. How do you pronounce that?
  9. How many people have the last name Chester? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 15,066 people with the last name Chester.
  10. How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Chester? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 5 of them will have Chester as their last name.
    11. Chester name meaning

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