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:
People with the surname 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
Fictional characters with the surname Gil Chesterton, in Frasier Ian Chesterton, in Doctor Who Terrence Chesterton, in Neighbours