Chester

A placename.

Proper noun

A placename.
1. A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
2. A district municipality and village therein, in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125.
4. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town in Crawford County, Arkansas.
5. A locale in the United States:
  
  A census-designated place in Plumas County, California.
6. A locale in the United States:
  
  A ghost town in Merced County, California.
7. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
8. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town in Dodge County, Georgia.
9. A locale in the United States:
  
  An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho.
10. A locale in the United States:
  
  A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois.
11. A locale in the United States:
  
  An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
12. A locale in the United States:
  
  A minor city in Howard County, Iowa.
13. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
14. A locale in the United States:
  
  A census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
15. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
16. A locale in the United States:
  
  An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
17. A locale in the United States:
  
  A small community in Choctaw County, Mississippi.
18. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town, the county seat of Liberty County, Montana.
19. A locale in the United States:
  
  A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
20. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
21. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town and village in Orange County, New York.
22. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town in Warren County, New York.
23. A locale in the United States:
  
  An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio.
24. A locale in the United States:
  
  A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma.
25. A locale in the United States:
  
  A city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
26. A locale in the United States:
  
  A small rural city, the county seat of Chester County, South Carolina.
27. A locale in the United States:
  
  An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota.
28. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town in Tyler County, Texas.
29. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
30. A locale in the United States:
  
  A census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
31. A locale in the United States:
  
  A city in Hancock County, West Virginia.
32. A locale in the United States:
  
  A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
33. A locale in the United States:
  
  A number of townships, listed under Chester Township.
34. Ellipsis of Chester County.
An English habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ċeaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”). Doublet of Caister and castrum. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.