The chisholm Surname
chisholm Name Meaning and History
Scottish: habitational name from Chisholme near Hawick in southern
Scotland, which derives its name from Old English c¯se,
cese ‘cheese’ (Latin caseus) + holm ‘piece of
dry land in a fen’ and refers to a waterside meadow good for dairy
farming and hence for producing cheeses. In the 14th century members
of this family migrated to the Highlands, settling in Strathglass,
where their name was Gaelicized as Siosal.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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