Child Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Child Name Meaning: Several possible derivations. Firstly from Olde English 'cild' meaning infant, perhaps the youngest of brothers at the farthers death. Another possible meaning could be a name given to a military officer, given to the rank above soldier, due to them being in charge of 'Children'. One other possible derivation is from a young nobleman awaiting knighthood.

Possibly pre 7th century. first recorded in the doomesday book.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Child Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Child family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 521
Agricultural Labourer 93
House Servant 70
At Home 66
Labourer 60
Dress Maker 53
Servant 40
Carpenter 37
Laundress 28
Annuitant 24
House Keeper 23
General Servant 22
Tailor 20
Clothier 19
Errand Boy 18
Farm Labourer 18
Wool Comber 18
Pauper 17
Blacksmith 16
Scholar At Home 16
Cook 16
Farmers Son 16
Butcher 15
Shoe Maker 15
Farmer 14

Child Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Child 100% 39,473
2 Childe 83% 1,520

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

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