Chesterton (surname)

Chesterton is an English toponymic surname of Old English origin, formed from the words ceaster and tūn, meaning "Roman fort homestead." Notable people with the surname include:

• A. K. Chesterton (Arthur Kenneth, 1899–1973), British politician, cousin of G. K. Chesterton
• Ada Elizabeth Chesterton (née Jones, 1869–1962), British writer and philanthropist, wife of Cecil Chesterton
• Cecil Chesterton (1879–1918), British journalist, brother of G. K. Chesterton
• Frank Chesterton (badminton) (fl. 1909–1920), English badminton player
• Frank Sidney Chesterton (1877–1916), British architect, cousin of G. K. Chesterton
• George Chesterton (1922–2012), English cricketer
• G. K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874–1936), British writer and philosopher
• Henry Chesterton (1837–1883), British plant collector
• Oliver Chesterton (1913–2007), British businessman, son of Frank Sidney Chesterton
• Paul Chesterton (fl. 2007), English actor

• Gil Chesterton, in Frasier
• Ian Chesterton, in Doctor Who
• Terrence Chesterton, in Neighbours