Chorlton

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

Chorlton (countable and uncountable, plural Chorltons)

1. Ellipsis of Chorlton-on-Medlock: an inner city area of Manchester, England; a former 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.

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

From Old English Ċēolfriþ (a male given name) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).

Chorlton (countable and uncountable, plural Chorltons)

1. Ellipsis of Chorlton-cum-Hardy: a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8193).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

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

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

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