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 1,151
Agricultural Labourer 166
General Labourer 120
Domestic Servant 66
Labourer 66
Living On Own Means 60
Dress Maker 57
Farm Labourer 50
Farmer 47
Carpenter 46
Laundress 46
General Servant Domestic 46
Gardener 41
General Servant 41
Living On Her Own Means 40
Coal Miner 33
Shoe Maker 31
House Keeper 27
Cook Domestic Servant 25
Clerk 24
Dressmaker 21
Painter 20
Charwoman 18
Baker 17
Errand Boy 17

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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