Cholmondeley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Chambley, Chamlee, Chumbley, Chumley

Etymology

From Middle English Calmundelai (in the Domesday Book), from Old English Ċēolmunde (“Ceolmund's”) + lēah (“wood; clearing”). Doublet of Chulmleigh. Cf. also Cholmondeston.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃʌmli/

Proper noun

Cholmondeley (countable and uncountable, plural Cholmondeleys)

1. A village in Cheshire, England.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cholmondeley is the 169773^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 126 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cholmondeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 330.