Chauntler Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Chauntler Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the chandler': (1) a candlemaker; (a) the official who attended to the lights in his lord's household (v. Promptorium Parvulorum., and Way's note).' Candelere, candelarius': Promptorium Parvulorum.
Read More About This SurnameChauntler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Chauntler Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the chandler': (1) a candlemaker; (a) the official who attended to the lights in his lord's household (v. Promptorium Parvulorum., and Way's note).' Candelere, candelarius': Promptorium Parvulorum.
Nicholas de Malton, candelery 7 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Johannes Thurton, Gild of St. George, Norwich. English Gilds.
Matilda Candeler, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertas Knyghtman, 1379: ibid.
John le Chanteler, Close Rolls, 34 Henry III.
Reginald le Chandeler, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Mathew le Candeler, London, ibid.
William Candelarius, Leicestershire, ibid.
Jordan le Chaundler. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.
John Candler, or Candeler, or Chanter, 1548: Register of the University of Oxford.
1566. Married — Richard Harrison and Margrete Chanteler: Reg. Prestbury Ch. Cheshire.
1567-8. Richard Canler and Elizabeth Locke: Marriage Lic. (London).
1628. 'Paid unto Thomas Chantler for a new clocke': Churchwardens' Accounts, Wilmslow; v. East Cheshire.
From ME. chaunaeler, AF. chandeler, OF. chandelier, in Latin documents candelarius: (1) a maker of candles; (2) the officer who superintended the supply of candles in a household. John the "Candelar" was appointed to bring certain Scottish jewels and writings from Berwick to London in September 1296 (Bain, II, 840). Payments to Alanus candelarius and Bridinus candelarius are recorded in 1329—30 (ER., I, p. 216,320). The London Livery Company of Tallow Chandlers was incorporated in 1463.
Originally a maker of candles, though now erroneously applied to a dealer in small wares. In the H.R. Le Chaundeler, Le Candeler, and Candelarius.
A name of trade; a maker and seller of various wares, originally of candles.
Chauntler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chauntler Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chauntler occurs most in Australia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chauntler? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Chauntler reside; 93 percent reside in Australasia and 93 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 539,914. In Australia it is primarily found in: Queensland, where 100 percent reside. Barring Australia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 7 percent reside.
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