Chance Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
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60
90
120
150
180
209
239
269
299
329
Bedfordshire
89
Buckinghamshire
25
Brecknockshire
4
Berkshire
16
Cambridgeshire
12
Carmarthenshire
4
Denbighshire
4
Devon
3
Dorset
1
Durham
9
Essex
12
Gloucestershire
3
Hampshire
6
Herefordshire
9
Hertfordshire
19
Hunts and Rutland
0
Kent
6
Lancashire
10
Leicestershire
10
Lincolnshire
1
London
156
Middlesex
16
Northumberland
2
Norfolk
1
Northamptonshire
8
Nottinghamshire
2
Oxfordshire
1
Radnorshire
12
Shropshire
6
Suffolk
1
Somerset
1
Surrey
16
Sussex
1
Staffordshire
23
Warwickshire
49
Wiltshire
1
Worcestershire
359
Yorkshire
16
Anglesey
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Channel Islands
0
Cheshire
0
Cornwall
0
Cumberland
0
Derbyshire
0
Flintshire
0
Glamorgan
0
Isle of Man
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Monmouthshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Westmorland
0
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Chance Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Chance family
Profession
Census Frequency
Scholar
92
Agricultural Labourer
40
Nailor
22
Ag Labourer
18
Labourer
17
Nail Maker
15
House Servant
14
Straw Plaiter
13
Farm Labourer
12
Clay Miner
11
Dress Maker
10
Coal Miner
9
Miner
9
Servant
8
General Servant
8
Tailor
6
Annuitant
5
Lace Maker
5
House Keeper
5
Laundress
5
Domestic
5
Carpenter
4
Gardener
4
French Polisher
4
Clay Sorter
4
Most Frequent Forenames for Chance