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 | 320 |
| Buckinghamshire | 175 |
| Berkshire | 347 |
| Cambridgeshire | 50 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 67 |
| Cornwall | 23 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 58 |
| Devon | 63 |
| Dorset | 13 |
| Durham | 66 |
| Essex | 782 |
| Gloucestershire | 230 |
| Hampshire | 200 |
| Herefordshire | 29 |
| Hertfordshire | 106 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 47 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 541 |
| Lancashire | 299 |
| Leicestershire | 120 |
| Lincolnshire | 66 |
| London | 1,822 |
| Middlesex | 518 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 320 |
| Northamptonshire | 394 |
| Nottinghamshire | 78 |
| Oxfordshire | 87 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 47 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 190 |
| Somerset | 276 |
| Surrey | 416 |
| Sussex | 105 |
| Staffordshire | 102 |
| Warwickshire | 71 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 130 |
| Worcestershire | 77 |
| Yorkshire | 344 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 210 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 12 |
| Monmouthshire | 107 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 865 |
| Farm Labourer | 107 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 69 |
| Private Means | 65 |
| General Labourer | 61 |
| Domestic Servant | 46 |
| None | 45 |
| Labourer | 44 |
| Clerk | 34 |
| Scholar | 34 |
| Dressmaker | 30 |
| Farmer | 30 |
| House Keeper | 29 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 29 |
| Bricklayer | 26 |
| General Servant Domestic | 25 |
| At School | 24 |
| At Home | 24 |
| House Painter | 24 |
| Assisting In Business | 22 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 22 |
| Laundress | 22 |
| Assisting In The Business | 21 |
| School Boy | 21 |
| Dress Maker | 20 |
| 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 |