Chant 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 2
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 16
Cheshire 4
Cornwall 6
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 30
Dorset 97
Durham 1
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 8
Hampshire 82
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 5
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 11
Lancashire 49
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 19
London 190
Middlesex 15
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 23
Suffolk 0
Somerset 395
Surrey 52
Sussex 60
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 21
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 64
Worcestershire 13
Yorkshire 22

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 1
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 19
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 1
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Chant Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chant family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 270
Agricultural Labourer 73
Glover 26
Laundress 18
Dress Maker 17
General Servant 16
Labourer 14
Farm Labourer 11
Domestic Servant 10
Leather Glover 10
Charwoman 8
General Labourer 6
Stone Mason 6
Servant Domestic 6
Baker 6
Dressmaker 5
Shepherd 5
Thatcher 5
Annuitant 5
Glove Maker 5
Gloveress 5
Carpenter 4
Gardener 4
Mason 4
Boat Builder 4

Most Frequent Forenames for Chant

Name Census Frequency
William Chant 548
Mary Chant 519
John Chant 442
George Chant 417
Sarah Chant 332
Elizabeth Chant 321
James Chant 294
Thomas Chant 264
Henry Chant 246
Charles Chant 214
Jane Chant 204
Emma Chant 179
Ann Chant 176
Eliza Chant 172
Joseph Chant 164
Ellen Chant 151
Martha Chant 141
Robert Chant 126
Frederick Chant 125
Annie Chant 115
Louisa Chant 112
Edward Chant 107
Emily Chant 104
Alice Chant 96
Susan Chant 96

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