Childe Surname
Approximately 639 people bear this surname
Childe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. or offic. 'the child.' Perhaps the eldest son, the heir (v. Eyre and Ayre). Hence Childe Harold simply revives the 'Childe Waters,' 'Childe Rolands,' or 'Childe Thopas's,' of mediaeval days. It is somewhat hard to fix the sense of Child in nomenclature.
Read More About This SurnameChilde Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 302 | 1:184,497 | 16,523 |
| United States | 131 | 1:2,766,862 | 164,942 |
| Uruguay | 73 | 1:47,010 | 5,282 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 164 | 1:148,630 | 13,165 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Childe (56) may also be a first name.
Childe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. or offic. 'the child.' Perhaps the eldest son, the heir (v. Eyre and Ayre). Hence Childe Harold simply revives the 'Childe Waters,' 'Childe Rolands,' or 'Childe Thopas's,' of mediaeval days. It is somewhat hard to fix the sense of Child in nomenclature. It evidently means a page occasionally. In the Morte Arthure mention is made of a youth named 'Chastelayne, a chylde of the Kynges chambyre.'
William le Child, Close Rolls, 12 Edward I.
Godwin Child, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Brian le Child, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter le Child, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John le Child, Sussex, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Robertus Childe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
The form Childs and the corrupted Chiles seem to represent the patronymic s, as in Jones, Williams. Simmonds, &c. Lower says, 'In Domesday the epithet Cild or Cilt is applied to several persons of distinction' (Patronymica Britannica).
(English) Young Knight, Young Man [Middle English child(e, young knight, &c.; Old English cild, child, also a title] Roger le Childe.—Hundred Rolls Shee saies, I had rather have one kisse, Child Waters, of thy mouth, Than I wolde have Cheshire and Lancashire both, That lye by north and south.— 'Child Waters’: Percy’s Reliques.
Now was ther of that chirche a parissh clerk, The which that was y-clepéd Absolon. . . .
A myrie [merry] child he was, so God me save.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 3312,13,25.
“Knight” in Old English. Compare “Childe Rowland” in Shakespeare’s “King Lear”.
(English) An attendant, a young man or young knight, sometimes the youngest son; descendant of Cilda (child).
Child, Page and Varlet were names given to youths from seven to fourteen years of age, while receiving their education for knighthood.
Childe Demographics
Childe Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Childe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Childe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Childe is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Childe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 511,519th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Childe reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. Childe is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 56 people.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 184,497. In England it is most prevalent in: Worcestershire, where 24 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside and Shropshire, where 7 percent reside. Besides England it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Uruguay, where 11 percent reside.
Childe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Childe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Childe surname grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Childe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Childe surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Childe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $42,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $46,712 CAD per year.
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Childe Reference & Research
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