Chantry Surname

192,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Chantry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chantry.' The name being so rare we may readily believe that the John below was ancestor of the sculptor, Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey (1781-1841), who was the son of a carpenter living at Jordanthorpe, near Sheffield.

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Chantry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6911:96,12614,042
England5381:103,56510,880
United States4651:779,48260,414
Belgium3071:37,4486,129
Australia681:396,99632,204
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Wales111:281,32115,850
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4291:56,8196,723
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Chantry (614) may also be a first name.

Chantry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chantry.' The name being so rare we may readily believe that the John below was ancestor of the sculptor, Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey (1781-1841), who was the son of a carpenter living at Jordanthorpe, near Sheffield.

Johannes del Chauntre (Sprotborough), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1445. Henry Chantrey, vicar of East Dereham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1465. Richard Chauntrey, rector of Knapton, Norfolk: ibid.

1662. Married — William Howard and Ann Chauntree: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1780. — Henry Chantree and Phoebe Woodcock: St. George, Hanover Square.

1803. — Nathaniel Chantry and Frances Dutereau: ibid.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Chantry [Middle English chaunterie, Old French chanterie, Low Latin cantaría; from Latin cantare, to sing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An appendage to a church, in which prayers for the dead were chanted. Also the residence of the precentor (cantor) of a collegiate church. In many places lands set apart for the endowment of a chantry are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Chaintré, near Maçon.

The Norman People (1874)

Chantry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chantry is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chantry? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 192,952nd most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,341,378 people. The surname Chantry is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Chantry are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 337,097th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 614 people.

The surname Chantry is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 691 people, or 1 in 96,126. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Occitanie, where 8 percent reside. Excluding France Chantry exists in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Chantry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chantry has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Chantry surname grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 694 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Chantry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Chantry are 32.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.03% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chantry earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $23,050,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.7% less than the national average, earning $45,361 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chantrey93274/
Chauntry9372/
Cantry9237/
Hantry9216/
Chantre867,458/
Chantra862,142/
Chantri861,440/
Shantry86111/
Chentry8615/
Khantry8613/
Chantré863/
Cantray862/
Cantrey860/
Chantres80513/
Chantree80395/
Chanthra80188/
Chantrie8055/
Chantret8037/
Chantrai8034/
Chantrea8028/
Chaintre8018/
Chantris8013/
Chantrez809/
Chhantra804/
Shantray802/
Chandtre801/
Chandtri801/
Schantre801/
Chantrés801/
Chanttra801/
Shantrey800/
Cantre772,484/
Santry771,497/
Hantra77136/
Cantra77112/
Cantri77108/
Cantré7726/
Hantri7720/
Contry7716/
Hantre772/
Hontry771/
Jantry770/
Zantry770/
Xantry770/
Chanthrit75626/
Tschantre75167/
Tschantré7594/
Chantrait7559/
Chanthree757/
Chanthrea751/
Tschantri751/
Chanthraj751/
Country711,359/
Khantri71431/
Hantriz71170/
Sauntry71162/
Shantra7179/
Chentre7168/
Ciantra7167/
Shantri7152/
Tschantret7142/
Jantroy7141/
Cointry7132/
Controy7130/
Contray7130/
Santrey7115/
Shantre7111/
Khantre7111/
Santroy7111/
Chontre719/
Santray715/
Hantree714/
Jeantry712/
Santryo712/
Cantreh711/
Hontrey711/
Contrey711/
Hanthri711/
Hantres711/
Haintre711/
Cantree711/
Saintry711/
Caantre711/
Chamtre711/
Sanntry710/
Jauntry710/
Hantrep710/
Cantrie710/
Cauntre710/
Canthra710/
Canthre710/
Sandtry710/
Hantrais67108/
Khanntri6733/
Khantree6729/
Chountra6725/
Ceintrey6711/
Saintray6711/
Samntray674/
Chountri674/
Xaintray674/
Sauntroy671/
Chentree671/
Hanntree671/
Shandtra671/
Shantraj671/
Shantres671/
Shantris671/
Saunthry671/
Cointroy671/
Cheintre671/
Hantrees670/
Shauntra670/
Shantrea670/
Sauntrey670/
Hantress670/
Heintroy670/

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