Chetham Explained

Chetham
Language:	English
Language origin:	English
Origin:	Cheetham, Manchester
Meaning:	"homestead or village by the wood called Chet"
Variant:	Cheetham, Cheatham, Chatan, Chitham, Chitson

Chetham is an English surname originating from the place name Cheetham near Manchester, Lancashire. Variants include Cheetham, Cheatham, Chatan, Chitham, and Chitson.^{[1] [2]} One early Chetham family was from Moston, Manchester in the Middle Ages.^[3]

People

• Humphrey Chetham (1580–1653), English merchant and philanthropist

See also

• Chetham's Hospital and Library, Manchester, founded by Humphrey Chetham in 1653:
  • Chetham's School of Music
  • Chetham's Library
• Chetham Society
• Cheetham, Manchester
• Cheetham (disambiguation)
• Cheetham (surname)
• Cheatham (disambiguation)
• Cheatham (surname)
• Chitham

Notes and References

1. Web site: Surname Database: Chetham Last Name Origin. 2021-04-24. The Internet Surname Database.
2. Web site: Chetham Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms. 2021-04-24. HouseOfNames. EN.
3. Web site: Townships: Moston British History Online. 2021-04-24. www.british-history.ac.uk.