Challenger Surname
Approximately 4,219 people bear this surname
Challenger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the challenger,' equivalent to Champion, which see. I cannot help suspecting, however, that it is an imitative corruption of Chaloner, which see. I find no early instance.
1565. Buried — Sir Thomas Challenger, Knt.
Read More About This SurnameChallenger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,222 | 1:296,611 | 27,425 |
| England | 997 | 1:55,886 | 6,770 |
| Wales | 589 | 1:5,254 | 574 |
| Canada | 285 | 1:129,283 | 13,464 |
| Dominica | 269 | 1:282 | 74 |
| Australia | 261 | 1:103,432 | 11,643 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 173 | 1:573 | 95 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 144 | 1:383 | 87 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 40 | 1:2,759 | 470 |
| British Virgin Islands | 18 | 1:1,755 | 240 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Cayman Islands | 14 | 1:4,564 | 572 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Anguilla | 4 | 1:3,359 | 324 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 471 | 1:51,752 | 6,267 |
| Wales | 118 | 1:13,292 | 791 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 67 | 1:749,533 | 47,599 |
Challenger (73) may also be a first name.
Challenger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the challenger,' equivalent to Champion, which see. I cannot help suspecting, however, that it is an imitative corruption of Chaloner, which see. I find no early instance.
1565. Buried — Sir Thomas Challenger, Knt.: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1764. Married — William Challinger and Mary Wilks: St. George, Hanover Square.
[Middle English chalengere, accuser; Middle English chalengen, to accuse, charge, claim; Old French calenge, accusation; Latin calumnia]
Probably identical with Champion.
From Chalonge or Chalinge, Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The family of Challenge was seated in Gloucester.
Challenger Demographics
Average Male Challenger Height
176.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Challenger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Challenger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Challenger is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Challenger? popularity and diffusion
The surname Challenger is the 110,221st most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,727,316 people. The surname Challenger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Challenger live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. Challenger is also the 1,134,117th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 73 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,222 people, or 1 in 296,611. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nevada, where 13 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Challenger is found in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent are found and Wales, where 14 percent are found.
Challenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Challenger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Challenger surname increased 1,824 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 499 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 25 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Challenger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Challenger surname are 2.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.77% being registered with the party.
The amount Challenger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.48% more than the national average, earning R 412,248 per year; in United States they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $48,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $52,688 CAD per year.
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