Chatland Family History

Perhaps from a lost or unidentified place in the W Midlands named with Old English cert ‘rough ground’ + land ‘land’ though cert is rarely found as a place-name element outside Kent and Surrey. However, compare the lost place Chertehulle in Malmesbury (Wilts) recorded in the 13th century which appears to derive from Old English cert + hyll ‘hill’.

See also Chartland Farm in Limpsfield (Surrey) which is recorded as Chertland in 1312 and derives from Old English cert + land; it is possible that this place is the source of the surname if the name became concentrated in the W Midlands due to migration.