Chalker Surname

97,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Chalker Surname Definition:

A digger of Chalk. Le Chalker. H.R.

Chalker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5551:141,86314,726
Australia1,4771:18,2772,551
England5151:108,19011,258
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Northern Ireland741:24,9332,784
Guernsey291:2,222539
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Wales131:238,04114,239
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
France21:33,211,361423,184
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4081:59,7447,000
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales51:313,68310,604
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5911:84,9728,854

Chalker (14) may also be a first name.

Chalker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A digger of Chalk. Le Chalker. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Chalker: the marl-digger or chalk-quarryman, who provided the chalk-marl for the fields, or the chalk for the lime-burner, or the clunch for the carver or sculptor. The chaucer, or shoemaker, will be dealt with in the list of town tradesmen.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Chalker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chalker occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chalker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,647th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,499,804 people. The last name Chalker occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Chalker reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Chalker is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,555 people, or 1 in 141,863. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 30 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Chalker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chalker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chalker surname increased 432 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chalker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chalker last name are 24.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chalker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 149.19% more than the national average, earning R 592,164 per year; in United States they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $42,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $49,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaulker937/
Halker92674/
Calker9224/
Caulker8619,091/
Halkier86259/
Cholker8624/
Khalker8621/
Halkerd8614/
Haulker865/
Chalkir862/
Hailker861/
Halkher861/
Chalkre861/
Hallåker8010/
Chalkhre801/
Holker77610/
Hälker77298/
Colker77277/
Zalker773/
Halkre772/
Halcer771/
Halkjær71859/
Houlker71329/
Heilker71208/
Chatelkhir71204/
Kholker7129/
Tsalker719/
Halkirt717/
Holkert716/
Halcher712/
Coulker712/
Zaulker711/
Halkiær711/
Calquer711/
Hallkir711/
Halkire711/
Holkier711/
Hoolker711/
Hollker710/
Cholcher6730/
Chelquer676/
Hallcher673/
Chalchir671/
Zeuhlker670/

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