Chidsey

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from the village of Chedzoy in Somerset, from the Old English personal name Cedd + -s- + īeġ (“island”).

Proper noun

Chidsey (plural Chidseys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chidsey is the 60196^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 335 individuals. Chidsey is most common among White (97.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chidsey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 326.