Challen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Challen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Challen family

Profession Census Frequency
School 62
None 13
Private Means 12
Dressmaker 8
Farm Labourer 8
House Painter 6
Domestic 5
General Labourer 5
Farmer 5
Dress Maker 4
Labourer 4
Butcher 4
Housekeeper 4
Carpenter 3
Clerk 3
Dock Labourer 3
Domestic Servant 3
School Boy 3
Servant Domestic 3
Tailoress Pressers 3
Coal Porter 3
Game Keeper 3
Carpenter On Estate 3
Farmers Daughter 3
Shipwright 3

Challen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Challen 100% 4,670
2 Chellen 86% 731

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

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