Champion Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Champion Name Meaning: A status name for a 'professional champion'.

Also denoted to an agent employed to delegate one of the parties in a trial.It was common in the middle ages to settle disputes in combat.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Champion Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Champion family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 472
Farmer 42
General Labourer 41
Agricultural Labourer 38
Domestic Servant 33
Living On Her Own Means 28
Living On Own Means 27
General Servant 22
General Servant Domestic 21
Carpenter 20
Laundress 20
Dress Maker 19
Labourer 16
Coal Miner 12
Tailoress 12
Gardener 11
Hawker 10
House Keeper 10
Cook 9
Tailor 9
Grocer 9
Tin Miner 9
Farm Labourer 8
Blacksmith 8
Cook Domestic Servant 8

Champion Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Champion 100% 23,402
2 Champin 88% 175
3 Champian 88% 103

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The surname Champion is the most popular version of all its varients

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