Chumley

English

Etymology

A pronunciation spelling of Cholmondeley, now usually pronounced /t͡sʌmliː/. Cf. Chimley and Chulmleigh.

Proper noun

Chumley (plural Chumleys)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Chumley is the 10598^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3022 individuals. Chumley is most common among White (90.54%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chumley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 334.

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