Chester Family History
Chester Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Chester the county seat of Cheshire or from any of various smaller places called with this word (as for example Little Chester in Derbyshire Chester le Street in County Durham or Chesters in Northumberland) which is from Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (from Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022