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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Bedfordshire
86
Buckinghamshire
12
Berkshire
18
Cambridgeshire
1
Cardiganshire
1
Cheshire
7
Cornwall
2
Cumberland
7
Derbyshire
1
Devon
5
Durham
23
Essex
59
Glamorgan
19
Gloucestershire
18
Hampshire
25
Herefordshire
17
Hertfordshire
59
Hunts and Rutland
6
Isle of Man
2
Kent
58
Lancashire
26
Leicestershire
4
Lincolnshire
1
London
291
Middlesex
67
Montgomeryshire
1
Monmouthshire
38
Northumberland
23
Norfolk
1
Northamptonshire
3
Nottinghamshire
35
Oxfordshire
9
Shropshire
6
Suffolk
3
Somerset
3
Surrey
34
Sussex
15
Staffordshire
148
Warwickshire
145
Wiltshire
3
Worcestershire
600
Yorkshire
80
Anglesey
0
Brecknockshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Channel Islands
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Dorset
0
Flintshire
0
Merionethshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Westmorland
0
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Chance Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Chance family
Profession
Census Frequency
School
190
General Servant (domestic)
18
Farm Labourer
18
Private Means
15
Labourer
14
General Labourer
13
Coal Miner Hewer
13
Domestic Servant
12
General Servant Domestic
12
Carman
8
Dressmaker
8
Laundress
8
Shop Assistant
7
Errand Boy
6
No Occupation
6
Coal Miner (hewer)
6
At Home
6
Scholar
6
Clerk
5
Housemaid
5
Gardener (domestic)
5
Butcher
5
Iron Plate Worker
5
Nail Maker
5
Straw Hat Machinist
4
Most Frequent Forenames for Chance