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 | 314 |
Buckinghamshire | 64 |
Berkshire | 386 |
Cambridgeshire | 24 |
Channel Islands | 9 |
Cheshire | 47 |
Cornwall | 35 |
Cumberland | 2 |
Derbyshire | 11 |
Devon | 31 |
Dorset | 11 |
Durham | 5 |
Essex | 252 |
Gloucestershire | 128 |
Hampshire | 88 |
Herefordshire | 31 |
Hertfordshire | 81 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 68 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 263 |
Lancashire | 74 |
Leicestershire | 77 |
Lincolnshire | 9 |
London | 906 |
Middlesex | 111 |
Northumberland | 1 |
Norfolk | 239 |
Northamptonshire | 195 |
Nottinghamshire | 7 |
Oxfordshire | 82 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 68 |
Shropshire | 4 |
Suffolk | 207 |
Somerset | 187 |
Surrey | 93 |
Sussex | 45 |
Staffordshire | 53 |
Warwickshire | 42 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 166 |
Worcestershire | 35 |
Yorkshire | 22 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 2 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 13 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 111 |
Pembrokeshire | 2 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 474 |
Agricultural Labourer | 307 |
House Servant | 93 |
Labourer | 90 |
Farm Labourer | 66 |
Lace Maker | 56 |
At Home | 54 |
Servant | 46 |
Dress Maker | 45 |
Carpenter | 27 |
Laundress | 27 |
Annuitant | 26 |
Tailor | 26 |
Shoe Maker | 25 |
Pauper | 24 |
General Servant | 23 |
Gardener | 21 |
House Keeper | 20 |
Errand Boy | 17 |
Scholar At Home | 15 |
Farm Servant | 14 |
Grocer | 13 |
School Mistress | 12 |
Daughter | 12 |
Nurse | 11 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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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 |