Chant Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Chant ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 32
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 24
Dorset 120
Durham 1
Essex 5
Gloucestershire 16
Hampshire 38
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 10
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 6
London 102
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 5
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 29
Suffolk 1
Somerset 352
Surrey 9
Sussex 24
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 3
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 56
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 9

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 3
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Chant Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chant family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 98
Glover 70
Agricultural Labourer 57
Labourer 34
At Home 14
Dress Maker 14
Farm Labourer 12
House Servant 10
Servant 10
Glove Sewer 9
Pauper 8
Weaver 7
Day Scholar 6
Sawyer 5
Thatcher 5
Domestic Servant 4
Mason 4
House Maid 4
Shoe Maker 4
Ag Labourer 3
Basket Maker 3
General Servant 3
Baker 3
Bleecher Of Yarn 3
Flax Dresser 3

Most Frequent Forenames for Chant

Name Census Frequency
William Chant 548
Mary Chant 519
John Chant 442
George Chant 417
Sarah Chant 332
Elizabeth Chant 321
James Chant 294
Thomas Chant 264
Henry Chant 246
Charles Chant 214
Jane Chant 204
Emma Chant 179
Ann Chant 176
Eliza Chant 172
Joseph Chant 164
Ellen Chant 151
Martha Chant 141
Robert Chant 126
Frederick Chant 125
Annie Chant 115
Louisa Chant 112
Edward Chant 107
Emily Chant 104
Alice Chant 96
Susan Chant 96

Search for the Chant family