Chance Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 21
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 9
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 3
Devon 8
Dorset 4
Durham 6
Essex 2
Gloucestershire 2
Hampshire 8
Herefordshire 35
Hertfordshire 25
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 3
Lancashire 6
Leicestershire 12
Lincolnshire 4
London 134
Middlesex 15
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 2
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 2
Rutland 0
Shropshire 12
Suffolk 3
Somerset 5
Surrey 2
Sussex 3
Staffordshire 36
Warwickshire 23
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 262
Yorkshire 18

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 1
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 1
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Chance Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chance family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 54
Female Servant 25
Labourer 22
Miner 15
Male Servant 14
Nailor 14
Nail Maker 10
Independent 8
Dress Maker 6
Glove Maker 6
Nailer 6
Carpenter 5
Blacksmith 5
Tailor 4
Butcher 3
Straw Plaiter 3
Waterman 3
Pupil 3
Apprentice 3
Cooper 3
Turner 3
Chain Maker 3
Coal Miner 3
Clay Miner 2
Laundress 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Chance

Name Census Frequency
Mary Chance 661
William Chance 654
John Chance 519
Sarah Chance 425
Thomas Chance 406
Elizabeth Chance 358
James Chance 334
George Chance 331
Joseph Chance 322
Ann Chance 255
Emma Chance 163
Charles Chance 159
Henry Chance 150
Eliza Chance 148
Benjamin Chance 143
Jane Chance 142
Ellen Chance 140
Robert Chance 134
Hannah Chance 120
Edward Chance 119
Annie Chance 117
Alice Chance 116
Frederick Chance 114
Alfred Chance 110
Albert Chance 103

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