Chisholm Family History
Chisholm Name Meaning
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.
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Name Distribution of Chisholm Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Chisholm families
 141 - 279  48 - 140 |
 1 - 47  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Chisholm families
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158 - 314 53 - 157 |
1 - 52 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Chisholm families
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416 - 830 139 - 415 |
1 - 138 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Chisholm Family Origin
Chisholm Immigration Information
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Chisholm Family Occupations
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