Champneys Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Champneys Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'le Champagnois,' an immigrant from the province of Champagne; v. Chamney and Champney.

Roger le Champencys, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Chaumpneis, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Champneys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
England461:1,211,26256,182
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Champneys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'le Champagnois,' an immigrant from the province of Champagne; v. Chamney and Champney.

Roger le Champencys, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Chaumpneis, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Bartholomew Champenais, London, ibid.

Hugh le Champneys, Henry III-Edward I.

Robert le Champeneis. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Stephen le Champenays. Calendarium Genealogicum.

1422. Thomas Cnampeneys, rector of Oxwick, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1693. Buried — Hanna, wife of Arthur Champneys: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1796. Married — Rev. William Henry Champneys and Lucy Hornby: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Belonging to Champagne (France) = the Plain [Anglo-French champeneis, &c.: v. under Champain: suff. -eis (-ois, -ais), Latin -ensis] Roger le Cbampeneys.—Hundred Rolls Robert le Champeneis.—Close Rolls.

This surname was Latinized de Campania.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

French Champagnois. A native of Champagne. Berry attributes four coats to this name, and twenty-one to that of Champney. It is sometimes varied to Champness. The family claim to have been seated at Orchardley, co. Somerset, from the period of the Conquest. Sir Amian C. lived there temp. Henry II. Courthope's Debrett. The latinization is De Campania.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From De Champigne or Champagne, Normandy. In 1165 Geoffry de Champigné held one fee in the bailifry of Pont-Audemer. Nigel, Richard, Osbert, Ralph, Josceline de Campania of Normandy, 1180-95 (MES); Robert de Campain of England, 1199 (ECE). In the 13th century the name became Champney and Caumpeny.

The Norman People (1874)

Champneys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Champneys is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Champneys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,380,086th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. Champneys is predominantly found in Europe, where 29 percent of Champneys reside; 29 percent reside in Northern Europe and 29 percent reside in British Isles.

Champneys is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States Champneys is most common in: Washington, where 7 percent live, Nevada, where 6 percent live and Idaho, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States Champneys occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Champneys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Champneys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Champneys surname increased 1,940 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Champneys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Champneys last name are 48.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 95.45% registered to vote for the party.

Champneys earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Champney941,364/
Champness891,121/
Champny880/
Shampney8239/
Champgne8222/
Champner826/
Champnoy820/
Chompney820/
Champniss7876/
Chanpness781/
Champhgne781/
Shampness780/
Champnuis780/
Shampne751/
Champnoise7426/
Championne742/
Shanpney712/
Hamphnis710/
Shampnoy710/
Champennois701/
Havnes67176/
Shampnois6729/
Chanpnaya671/
Habnes670/

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