Champion Surname
Approximately 51,847 people bear this surname
Champion Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the champion,' a soldier, a warrior, the winner in village sports; Old French champion, campion. For further instances v. Campion.
Henry le Champiun, Close Rolls, 56 Henry III. Hugo Champyon, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameChampion Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,948 | 1:15,135 | 1,908 |
| France | 11,921 | 1:5,572 | 461 |
| England | 5,679 | 1:9,811 | 1,443 |
| Australia | 2,947 | 1:9,160 | 1,362 |
| Canada | 1,411 | 1:26,113 | 3,501 |
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| South Africa | 805 | 1:67,301 | 8,432 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Peru | 393 | 1:80,876 | 5,631 |
| New Zealand | 382 | 1:11,854 | 2,061 |
| Switzerland | 325 | 1:25,271 | 3,955 |
| Wales | 284 | 1:10,896 | 1,217 |
| Nigeria | 201 | 1:881,307 | 38,450 |
| Belgium | 190 | 1:60,509 | 9,746 |
| Zimbabwe | 186 | 1:83,001 | 12,099 |
| Uganda | 115 | 1:339,472 | 22,545 |
| India | 102 | 1:7,520,249 | 162,050 |
| Brazil | 87 | 1:2,460,625 | 75,139 |
| Mexico | 62 | 1:2,002,036 | 18,805 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Thailand | 55 | 1:1,284,334 | 183,539 |
| Italy | 54 | 1:1,132,531 | 73,160 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Scotland | 51 | 1:104,977 | 7,051 |
| French Polynesia | 49 | 1:5,731 | 1,283 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 41 | 1:108,046 | 6,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,051 | 1:7,989 | 1,218 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:29,593 | 1,646 |
| Jersey | 16 | 1:3,243 | 531 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,884 | 1:12,930 | 1,661 |
The alternate forms: Champiòn (1) & Champión (1) are calculated separately.
Champion (5,593) may also be a first name.
Champion Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the champion,' a soldier, a warrior, the winner in village sports; Old French champion, campion. For further instances v. Campion.
Henry le Champiun, Close Rolls, 56 Henry III. Hugo Champyon, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
John le Champion, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Katerina le Champioun. Bedfordshire, ibid.
Edmund Campyon, or Champion, 1514: Register of the University of Oxford.
1524. John Peron and Alice Champyon: Marriage Lic. (London).
1718. — John Champion and Elizabeth Hubbard: St. Antholin (London).
1795. — Isaac Champion and Margaret Tracy: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) [O.Fr, c(h)ampion; Latin campio, -onis, a combatant; Latin camp-us, a field (of battle or for military exercise] Cp. Campion.
(English) One who engaged in combat, a champion.
One that fights a public combat in his own or another man's quarrel. Cotgrave. The well-known office of King's Champion has been hereditary in the families of Marmion and Dymoke for centuries. Le Champion, Le Champiun, &c. H.R.
A soldier, one that fought in public combat in his own or another man's quarrel.
From the French personal name.
Champion Demographics
Average Champion Salary in
United States
$40,718 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Champion Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Champion Come From? nationality or country of origin
Champion (Hindi: चैम्पियन, Marathi: चंपी) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Champiòn or Champión. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Champion? popularity and diffusion
The last name Champion is the 10,824th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 140,559 people. The surname Champion occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Champion are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Champion is also the 89,573rd most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 5,593 people.
The last name Champion is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 23,948 people, or 1 in 15,135. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Champion occurs in 109 countries. It also occurs in France, where 23 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.
Champion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Champion has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Champion surname increased 617 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 536 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 729 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 32 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Champion Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (53%) in Ireland, Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Champion are 14.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.01% being registered with the political party.
The amount Champion earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 19.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,090 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.32% more than the national average, earning R 385,728 per year; in United States they earn 5.63% less than the national average, earning $40,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.69% less than the national average, earning $49,340 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Champion Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Champion in the Hindi language | ||
| चैम्पियन | caimpiyana | - |
| Champion in the Marathi language | ||
| चंपी | campi | - |
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Champion Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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