Childes Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Childes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Childes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
England471:1,185,49155,443
Wales291:106,7088,358
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Childes Last Name Facts

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

Childes has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Childes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Childes is the 1,118,459th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Childes are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 21 percent reside, Texas, where 15 percent reside and Iowa, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and Wales, where 13 percent reside.

Childes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Childes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Childes last name declined 36 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 725 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Childes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Childes last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.

Childes earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.77% less than the national average, earning $41,092 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Childess9313/
Chieldes931/
Childeis931/
Childees931/
Childies930/
Childe92639/
Hildes9222/
Childiess883/
Schilde86970/
Childer8681/
Shildes8615/
Cildeas868/
Childis865/
Childey862/
Childee861/
Cildeus861/
Hilde831,537/
Cilde8332/
Schildge80198/
Schiølde805/
Childish804/
Schildei802/
Shildeis801/
Schillde801/
Childerz800/
Schielde800/
Childice800/
Chilldis800/
Childiss800/
Hilder773,806/
Cledes77176/
Heldes7741/
Kildes7733/
Shilde7729/
Gildes7725/
Hildie7724/
Childa7722/
Chylde775/
Hildis775/
Childi775/
Sildes774/
Xildes774/
Khilde772/
Chelde772/
Hilded771/
Cilder771/
Hildje771/
Hildey770/
Hildea770/
Childy770/
Schillder751/
Schelde71569/
Sildeas71215/
Chioldi7134/
Chelder7131/
Shildey7118/
Schölde715/
Schildhuis715/
Sildeus714/
Shildee714/
Kildesø713/
Hildeed713/
Heldeis712/
Scilder712/
Cheldee711/
Cledeus711/
Sieldes711/
Hillder711/
Quildes711/
Heilder711/
Schildy711/
Schülde711/
Kildese710/
Childio710/
Hilldee710/
Hilldea710/
Childay710/
Hilldey710/
Shildge710/
Cleddes710/
Hilda672,465/
Gilde671,286/
Helde67615/
Silde67147/
Hildisch6778/
Zilde6763/
Schelder6748/
Hildi6727/
Jilde6723/
Quildies6712/
Cylde6710/
Cilda677/
Celde676/
Chuldais672/
Shcilder671/
Hilldish671/
Schuelde671/
Hildy671/
Caeldies670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Childes
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