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 found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Champlin? popularity and diffusion

Champlin is the 91,505th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,393,146 people. It occurs mostly 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. It is also the 821,896th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 128 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,062 people, or 1 in 71,604. In The United States Champlin is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Champlin occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Champlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Champlin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 266 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.69% registered to vote for the political 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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