Challiss Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 2
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 8

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Challiss Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Challiss family

Profession Census Frequency
Blacksmith 2
Farm Labourer 1
Silk Fuller 1
Machanic 1
Mustard Maker 1
Scholar 1
Thread Worker 1
Wood Turner 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Challiss

Name Census Frequency
William Challiss 14
Mary Challiss 12
Adolphus Challiss 8
Sarah Challiss 8
Ernest Challiss 7
Ada Challiss 6
Ellen Challiss 6
Emma Challiss 6
George Challiss 6
John Challiss 6
Elizabeth Challiss 5
Harold Challiss 5
Alfred Challiss 4
Charles Challiss 4
Arthur Challiss 3
Caroline Challiss 3
Eva Challiss 3
Fanny Challiss 3
Harriet Challiss 3
Harry Challiss 3
Lily Challiss 3
Thomas Challiss 3
Beatrice Challiss 2
Benjamin Challiss 2
Walter Challiss 2

Challiss Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Challis 88% 13,500
2 Challiss 100% 188
3 Chalis 75% 130

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The surname Challiss is the 2nd most popular variant of Challis.

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