Champlin Surname

91,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Champlin Surname Definition:

A variant of Chaplin (which see) or of Camplin (q.v). This is likely enough; compare Champion and Campion, Chandler and Candler, Chancellor and Cancellor, &c. I do not find these forms in England, but only across the Atlantic.

1637.

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Champlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0621:71,6048,281
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
France121:5,535,227269,324
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9001:26,4313,248

Champlin (128) may also be a first name.

Champlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Chaplin (which see) or of Camplin (q.v). This is likely enough; compare Champion and Campion, Chandler and Candler, Chancellor and Cancellor, &c. I do not find these forms in England, but only across the Atlantic.

1637. Buried — Mary, d. Michaell Chamblaine: St. James, Clerkenwell.

This entry seems to point to Chamberlain as the original form.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The same as champaign, a flat, open country; from Champ, an open, level field or plain, and lean, a meadow; laine, Gaelic, full; leathann, wide; Cornish-British, laun; Welsh, llann, full, wide.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Champlin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Champlin is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Champlin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 91,505th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,393,146 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Champlin are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Champlin is also the 821,896th most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 128 people.

Champlin is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 5,062 people, or 1 in 71,604. In The United States Champlin is most common in: California, where 15 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Champlin exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Champlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Champlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Champlin surname grew 266 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Champlin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Champlin surname are 35.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.69% registered with the party.

The amount Champlin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $44,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $65,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Champlion945/
Champplin940/
Champling940/
Camplin931,504/
Hamplin936/
Chanplin8845/
Hampling887/
Champlen884/
Shamplin883/
Champlim882/
Campplin881/
Chomplin880/
Chemplin880/
Hampfling823/
Campellin821/
Schanplin820/
Complin80108/
Chablin8091/
Camplen8053/
Samplin8045/
Canplin801/
Campiln801/
Jamplin800/
Hamplen800/
Samplina7562/
Chablina7536/
Sampling754/
Campplln752/
Khamplen751/
Chomplen750/
Havlin711,576/
Hablin7152/
Chanpleng7145/
Zampellin7123/
Chompleng711/
Heavlin67186/
Chomphloen67121/
Habling6749/
Hasblin6722/
Samplyn674/
Haublin674/
Samplen673/
Choblin672/
Heablin671/
Scheimplen670/

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