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.
Discover how your Church ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 55 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 17 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 59 |
| Cornwall | 33 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 18 |
| Devon | 45 |
| Dorset | 9 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 327 |
| Gloucestershire | 144 |
| Hampshire | 113 |
| Herefordshire | 25 |
| Hertfordshire | 67 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 58 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 264 |
| Lancashire | 129 |
| Leicestershire | 74 |
| Lincolnshire | 18 |
| London | 997 |
| Middlesex | 108 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 209 |
| Northamptonshire | 191 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 |
| Oxfordshire | 102 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 58 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 176 |
| Somerset | 206 |
| Surrey | 98 |
| Sussex | 52 |
| Staffordshire | 82 |
| Warwickshire | 59 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 146 |
| Worcestershire | 49 |
| Yorkshire | 58 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 30 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 66 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 727 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 329 |
| Lace Maker | 64 |
| Labourer | 57 |
| House Servant | 54 |
| Dress Maker | 50 |
| Servant | 48 |
| Laundress | 44 |
| Carter | 35 |
| General Servant | 31 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| Shoe Maker | 25 |
| Domestic Servant | 23 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Cook | 17 |
| House Maid | 17 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Gardener | 15 |
| Coal Miner | 15 |
| Farmer's Wife | 14 |
| Ag Labourer | 14 |
| Farmer | 13 |
| Farmer's Son | 13 |
| Nurse | 12 |
| Agricultural Labourer Wife | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Church | 3,511 |
| Mary Church | 2,735 |
| John Church | 2,335 |
| Elizabeth Church | 2,103 |
| George Church | 1,919 |
| Thomas Church | 1,854 |
| Sarah Church | 1,551 |
| James Church | 1,340 |
| Henry Church | 1,261 |
| Charles Church | 1,250 |
| Ann Church | 999 |
| Eliza Church | 907 |
| Frederick Church | 786 |
| Emma Church | 751 |
| Jane Church | 731 |
| Joseph Church | 701 |
| Alice Church | 697 |
| Emily Church | 677 |
| Ellen Church | 650 |
| Arthur Church | 630 |
| Annie Church | 627 |
| Alfred Church | 622 |
| Robert Church | 539 |
| Edward Church | 491 |
| Albert Church | 462 |