Cholmondeley

English

Alternative forms

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

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 169773rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 126 individuals.

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