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 961
Agricultural Labourer 280
Labourer 114
Lace Maker 67
Domestic Servant 63
General Servant 62
Dress Maker 51
Laundress 40
Carpenter 37
Shoe Maker 24
Cook 24
Ag Labourer 23
Charwoman 23
House Keeper 23
Servant 23
Gardener 22
Annuitant 21
Farm Labourer 21
Nurse 20
Tailor 19
Bricklayer 18
Wife Of Above 18
Butcher 17
Farmer 17
Groom 16

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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