Childers Surname
Approximately 41,168 people bear this surname
Childers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40,964 | 1:8,848 | 1,068 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 67 | 1:363,811 | 22,769 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,956 | 1:10,133 | 1,315 |
Childers (54) may also be a first name.
Childers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Childer’s (Son): v. Childer.
(English) Of obscure origin, but possibly a descendant of Chilbert (cauldron, bright); or possilby referring to one who has had a child; might be a contraction of childer-house, and thus designate one who operated such a place.
A corruption of Chellers or Challers. See Smithson.
From the Dutch-Flemish, Schilders; a personal name.
Childers: may perhaps come from Gueldres.
User-submitted Reference
This surname was probably derived from a place named something like, Childerhouse, from the Old English, cildra (child) and hus (house).
- cap10wowThe surname Childers means 'house of children'.
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Childers Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Childers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Childers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Childers is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Childers? popularity and diffusion
The last name Childers is the 13,556th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 177,020 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Childers live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Childers is also the 1,350,955th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 54 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 40,964 people, or 1 in 8,848. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Childers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Childers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Childers last name increased 827 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Childers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Childers surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Childers surname are 18.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.8% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Childers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $40,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $55,978 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schilders | 94 | 1,291 | / |
| Childerss | 94 | 60 | / |
| Childears | 94 | 56 | / |
| Chillders | 94 | 17 | / |
| Chailders | 94 | 1 | / |
| Childeers | 94 | 1 | / |
| Childiers | 94 | 0 | / |
| Cchilders | 94 | 0 | / |
| Childerrs | 94 | 0 | / |
| Hilders | 93 | 199 | / |
| Cilders | 93 | 1 | / |
| Schilderss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shilders | 88 | 11 | / |
| Chelders | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chulders | 88 | 0 | / |
| Childors | 88 | 0 | / |
| Childars | 88 | 0 | / |
| Childirs | 88 | 0 | / |
| Schelders | 82 | 12 | / |
| Helders | 80 | 417 | / |
| Gilders | 80 | 392 | / |
| Kilders | 80 | 130 | / |
| Silders | 80 | 18 | / |
| Schuelders | 78 | 8 | / |
| Kuilders | 75 | 120 | / |
| Hylderås | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gillders | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cledgers | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shelders | 75 | 0 | / |
| Selders | 67 | 2,004 | / |
| Kelders | 67 | 778 | / |
| Gelders | 67 | 605 | / |
| Zelders | 67 | 86 | / |
| Jelders | 67 | 51 | / |
| Šelders | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kölders | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keulders | 63 | 31 | / |
| Soelders | 63 | 0 | / |
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Childers Reference & Research
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