Chetwode
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Chatwood, Cheatwood, Chitwood
Etymology
From an unclear first element + Old English wudu (“wood”).
Proper noun
Chetwode (countable and uncountable, plural Chetwodes)
- A village and civil parish of Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6429).
- A habitational surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chetwode is the 50675th most common surname in England, belonging to 54 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chetwode”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN