Church Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Church Name Meaning: Name given to person who lived near a church. From old English 'cyrice' which in turn comes from Greek 'kyrikon' meaning house of the Lord

First found in Somerset where they held a seat from ancient times.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Church Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Church family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 474
Agricultural Labourer 307
House Servant 93
Labourer 90
Farm Labourer 66
Lace Maker 56
At Home 54
Servant 46
Dress Maker 45
Carpenter 27
Laundress 27
Annuitant 26
Tailor 26
Shoe Maker 25
Pauper 24
General Servant 23
Gardener 21
House Keeper 20
Errand Boy 17
Scholar At Home 15
Farm Servant 14
Grocer 13
School Mistress 12
Daughter 12
Nurse 11

Church Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Church 100% 50,481
2 Achurch 86% 727
3 Chrich 67% 428
4 Chruch 67% 202

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

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