Cattle settlement or homestead
Derived from the Old English elements 'ceat', meaning a forest or hill, and 'ham', meaning a village or estate. It is primarily known as a British habitational surname and place name, notably associated with the historic dockyard town in Kent, England.
Less common today
Chatham isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,142 in 2015.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Character in the novel 'The Last Song' · The Last Song
American Civil War officer and adventurer
