Children Surname
Approximately 262 people bear this surname
Children Surname Definition:
Harrison thinks this may be for Ceol-red, a name which Admiral Tirpitz might well bear, as it is said to mean “Keel-counsel.” Weekley says it means “with many children”; but as all the early examples have”Atte” prefixed, we may be sure it is local, and I have shewn elsewhere that it means”at the springs,” being merely the Southern form of the Northern”keld.
Read More About This SurnameChildren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Children (287) may also be a first name.
Children Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Harrison thinks this may be for Ceol-red, a name which Admiral Tirpitz might well bear, as it is said to mean “Keel-counsel.” Weekley says it means “with many children”; but as all the early examples have”Atte” prefixed, we may be sure it is local, and I have shewn elsewhere that it means”at the springs,” being merely the Southern form of the Northern”keld.”
Children Demographics
Average Children Salary in
United States
$66,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Children Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Children Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Children is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Children? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 983,245th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Children reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Children is also the 522,011th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 287 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Children Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Children has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Children surname grew 221 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Children Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Children earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.72% less than the national average, earning R 140,880 per year and in United States they earn 54.99% more than the national average, earning $66,875 USD per year.
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