Chester

CHES-tur

Boy

Average rank #736 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?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#116

in 2024

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#441

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#1,588

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#1,181

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

#353

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

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