Channon Surname
Approximately 3,375 people bear this surname
Channon Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the canon'; Middle English chanon; v. Shannon. 'Chanone, chanonicus': Promptorium Parvulorum.
'Nay. nay, God wot, al be he monk or frere, Preest or chanon.': Chaucer, C T. 1607. Richard Chanon, Somerset, 1627: Abstract of Somersetshire Wills.
Read More About This SurnameChannon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,502 | 1:37,096 | 4,851 |
| United States | 558 | 1:649,568 | 52,100 |
| Australia | 456 | 1:59,201 | 7,179 |
| South Africa | 302 | 1:179,396 | 19,719 |
| Thailand | 152 | 1:464,726 | 81,315 |
| Wales | 134 | 1:23,094 | 2,450 |
| Canada | 126 | 1:292,425 | 27,191 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 732 | 1:33,300 | 4,392 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
Channon (1,272) may also be a first name.
Channon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the canon'; Middle English chanon; v. Shannon. 'Chanone, chanonicus': Promptorium Parvulorum.
'Nay. nay, God wot, al be he monk or frere, Preest or chanon.': Chaucer, C T. 1607. Richard Chanon, Somerset, 1627: Abstract of Somersetshire Wills.
1607. Buried — Barnabie, s. John Channon: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1616. William Chanon. Devon: Reg. Oxf. Univ.
(Anglo-French-Latin) a palatal form of Cannon 1, q.v.
A man that clothed was in clothes blake, And undernethe he had a white surplys ....
I demed hym som chanoun for to be.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, G 557-8,573.
A location name in Devon.
Channon Demographics
Average Male Channon Height
175.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Channon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Channon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Channon (Hindi: चन्नों) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Channon? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 133,556th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,159,273 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Channon live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. Channon is also the 221,125th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 1,272 people.
This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,502 people, or 1 in 37,096. In England Channon is most numerous in: Greater London, where 16 percent live, Hampshire, where 13 percent live and Devon, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account England it exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Channon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Channon has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Channon last name increased 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 664 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 536 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Channon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Channon surname is primarily Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Channon surname are 6.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.83% being registered with the political party.
The amount Channon earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.17% more than the national average, earning R 335,484 per year; in United States they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $42,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $49,662 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Channon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Channon in the Hindi language | ||
| चन्नों | cannom | - |
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Channon Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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