How rare is the last name Chester?

13,798 people in the United States have the last name Chester, about 1 in 21,662. It ranks #2,555 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

CHESTER

#2,555

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
13,798
About
1 in 21,662
This common or more
50.7%
Who bears it

Of the 13,798 people with the last name Chester, 63.4% reported their origin as White, 27.2% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Chester

1 other last name also has 13,798 people.

#2,555 Dao · 13,798

Either side of Chester

#2,553 Estrella · 13,808#2,554 Linton · 13,801#2,555 Dao · 13,798#2,557 Myles · 13,774

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Chester, most common first.

#147,221 Chesters · 113

Also a first name

As a first name, Chester ranks #1,130 of 53,615, with 35,868 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1920, with 3,726 births. See Chester as a first name

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