The origin of the name CHATER is English and the Coat of Arms contains A shield divided per fess dancetty silver and blue with three cinquefoils counterchanged. The Crest is A silver stag's head. The family motto is Fortune le veut.
Spelling variations include: Chaytor, Chater, Chaters, Chator, Chators and others.
First found in Somerset where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: J. Chayter who settled in Baltimore in 1823. James Chaytor settled in Baltimore in 1823; Mary and William Chaytor arrived in New York City in 1823; John Chaytor settled in Newbury in 1635.
