Challender Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Challender Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French) a nickname from the bird so called. [Middle English and Dialectal English chalaundre, calander, French calandre, Low Latin calandra, a kind of lark] And he was all with briddes wryen, With popynjay, with nyghtyngale, With chalaundre, and with wodewale, With fynche, with lark, and with archaungell.

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Challender Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6871:527,59743,954
England2521:221,10318,649
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
Wales51:313,68310,604
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Challender Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French) a nickname from the bird so called. [Middle English and Dialectal English chalaundre, calander, French calandre, Low Latin calandra, a kind of lark] And he was all with briddes wryen, With popynjay, with nyghtyngale, With chalaundre, and with wodewale, With fynche, with lark, and with archaungell.—Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 912-15. Halliwell and T. Wright in their Dictionaries call the chalaundre the goldfinch.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Challender Last Name Facts

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

The last name Challender is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Challender.

How Common Is The Last Name Challender? popularity and diffusion

Challender is the 354,583rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,102,871 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Challender reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 687 people, or 1 in 527,597. In The United States Challender is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 16 percent are found, Washington, where 12 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Challender is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Challender Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Challender has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 941 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Challender Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Challender surname are 22.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Challender earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning $39,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $50,905 CAD per year.

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