Childerstone Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Childerstone Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chilson,' a tithing in the parish of Charlbury, Oxfordshire. This seems to have been originally Childeston.

Reginald de Childeston, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Childeston, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Childerstone Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:1,185,49155,443
Wales131:238,04114,239
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896

Childerstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chilson,' a tithing in the parish of Charlbury, Oxfordshire. This seems to have been originally Childeston.

Reginald de Childeston, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Childeston, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1771. Married — Martin Childerson and Mary Jackson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1788. — John Witton and Ann Chillystone: ibid.

All the above references settle the origin of Childerstone. If Chilson is not of the same family, it must be a variant of Jilson or Gilson; compare Chubb for Jubb, &c.

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

Average Childerstone Salary in
England

£24,785

Per year
Rank:
60,865 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.59839E-5
Rank: 63,213 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
91.88%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Childerstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Childerstone occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Childerstone? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Childerstone are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.

Childerstone is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England it is most numerous in: Gloucestershire, where 19 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 19 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 15 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Childerstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Childerstone has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Childerstone surname contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Childerston9680/
Chelderstone920/
Gilderstone870/
Schilder-Steen771/
Chollet Rostan621/

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