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 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

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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