The Chadderton Family Name

Many Chadderton families will find their roots under Chatterton, the form most records use. The name is habitational, pointing to “from Chatterton, near Ramsbottom in Lancashire”.

Chadderton and Chatterton

Records show Chadderton as one of the forms Chatterton took over time. The same family of names includes Chaterton.

Chadderton by the numbers

About 239 people in the United States were recorded as Chadderton in 2010, placing it 79,598 on the national list. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Chadderton, so the heraldry linked to Chatterton is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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