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
School 384
Private Means 54
Farmer 36
General Labourer 31
General Servant (domestic) 23
Labourer 22
Farm Labourer 22
Dressmaker 21
None 20
Domestic Servant 19
Scholar 14
At Home 13
Dress Maker 13
Carman 12
House Painter 12
Laundress 12
Assisting In Business 11
Clerk 11
House Keeper 11
Student 11
Cook (domestic) 11
General Servant Domestic 10
Old Age Pensioner 10
Police Constable 10
Housemaid 9

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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