Champernowne Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Champernowne Surname Definition:

CHAMPERNOWNE, CHAMPERNON: The parish of Cambernun, in the canton of Coutances in Normandy, gave name to this family, who in their turn gave designation to Clist-Champemowne, co. Devon. De Gerville in Mem. Soc. Ant. Normandie, 1825. In the XIII.

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Champernowne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Champernowne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CHAMPERNOWNE, CHAMPERNON: The parish of Cambernun, in the canton of Coutances in Normandy, gave name to this family, who in their turn gave designation to Clist-Champemowne, co. Devon. De Gerville in Mem. Soc. Ant. Normandie, 1825. In the XIII. cent. the name was latinized ' De Campo Arnulphi.'

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), anciently de Campo Arnulphi and Cham- pernulph, Arnolph's field. des Champs (French), of the Fields.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Champernown: De Campo Arnulphi. A knightly family of great possessions in Devonshire. The present Champernownes are really Harringtons.

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

Champernowne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Champernowne occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Champernowne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Champernowne reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 100 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Champernovne920/
Champooranan674/

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