Chester

CHES-tur

Boy

Average rank #738 across 5 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English

From a surname which originally belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain. The name of the settlement came from Latin castrum "camp, fortress".

How popular is Chester?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#128

in 2025

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#441

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#1,588

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#1,181

in 2024

馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

#353

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: 馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland, 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia

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