The Chaterton Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

Chaterton is best understood together with Chatterton: both are English spellings of a single family name. Like many surnames, it began with a place: “from Chatterton, near Ramsbottom in Lancashire”.

Chaterton drops the “t” of Chatterton, a shortening that clerks often made. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Chadderton.

There is no single Chaterton family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Chaterton surname pack.