Chatfield Surname Guide

The Chatfield last name has English roots. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “one who came from Catfield (field frequented by wild cats), in Norfolk”.

Surname origin

Place names like this marked newcomers by where they had come from.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Chatfield surname had 3,057 bearers. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames.

Family crest and blazon

Sharing the Chatfield name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families.

Get the complete Chatfield report, with a museum-style coat of arms.