Chorlton

English

Etymology 1

From Old English ċeorl (“churl: freeman, peasant”) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).

Proper noun

Chorlton (countable and uncountable, plural Chorltons)

1. Short for Chorlton-on-Medlock, an area of Manchester, England, formerly (historical) a separate town and parish.
2. A small village and civil parish (served by Hough and Chorlton Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7250).
3. A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, which includes the hamlet of Chorlton Lane (OS grid ref SJ4547).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Chapel and Hill Chorlton
• Chapel Chorlton
• Chorlton-on-Medlock
• Chorlton Row
• Chorlton-upon-Medlock
• Hill Chorlton

 

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chorlton is the 6715^th most common surname in England, belonging to 1008 individuals.

Etymology 2

From Old English Ċēolfriþ (“Ceolfrith”) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).

Proper noun

Chorlton (countable and uncountable, plural Chorltons)

1. Short for Chorlton-cum-Hardy, a suburb of Manchester, England.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Chorlton-cum-Hardy
• Chorlton Lane
• Chorlton Park

 

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chorlton is the 6715^th most common surname in England, belonging to 1008 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chorlton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331.

Anagrams

• North Col