CHAYTOR NAME IN
E.R. SEARY’S
FAMILY NAMES OF THE ISLAND
OF NEWFOUNDLAND
CATER, CHAYTER, CHAYTOR, surnames of England, from Old French
(a)catour – buyer of provisions for a large household, caterer. Or from the English place name Cator
(Devon). See CHEATER from which some
Chaytor’s in Newfoundland changed their name.
(Reaney, Cottle).
In Newfoundland:
Early instances:
Michael Chaytor, carpenter ? of St.
John’s, 1814 (CO 194.55)
James Chater, of Greenspond, 1829
(DPHW 76)
George Chaytor, of
Chamberlains, 1859 (DPHW 26D)
Modern status:
Cator, at Grand Falls
Chayter, at Botwood
Chaytor, scattered, especially at
Flat Island (Bonavista Bay)(Electors 1955),
St. John’s and Chamberlains.