Cancellor Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Cancellor Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Chancellor [Old French c(h)ancelier, Low Latin cancellarius]

Cancellor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Cancellor (4) may also be a first name.

Cancellor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Chancellor [Old French c(h)ancelier, Low Latin cancellarius]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Chancellor, Latin cancellarius. Le Canceler. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cancellor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cancellor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cancellor has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cancellor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Cancellor reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 6,192,526th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 4 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 50 percent live and New York, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Cancellor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cancellor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cancellor last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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