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Chisholm
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English
en <dab!>
en + (surname)
Alternative forms
en Chisolm
Etymology
Scottish habitational surname, from en ang ċīese cheese + en holm piece of dry land in a fen or en helm shed, barn shed.
Pronunciation
en /ˈtʃɪz.əm/ UK,US
en Chisholm.ogg Scotland
Proper noun
~ s
en Old English < locations .
A placename
en suburb of city/Newcastle in the carea/Maitland s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en city co/St. Louis County s/Minnesota c/US.
en hamlet p/Alberta c/Canada.
en town p/Ontario c/Canada.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Chisholm is the 2878th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12503 individuals. Chisholm is most common among White (65.08%) and Black/African American (28.51%) individuals.
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