Cholmondeley

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Chambley, Chamlee, Chumbley, Chumley === Etymology === From Middle English Calmundelai (in the Domesday Book), from Old English Ċēolmunde (“Ceolmund's”) + lēah (“wood; clearing”). Doublet of Chulmleigh. Cf. also Cholmondeston. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃʌm.li/ Rhymes: -ʌmli === Proper noun === Cholmondeley (countable and uncountable, plural Cholmondeleys) A village in Cheshire, England. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cholmondeley is the 169773rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 126 individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cholmondeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 330.