Children Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

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.

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Children Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
England431:1,295,76958,667
India211:36,526,923420,161
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
China71:195,331,65210,124
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

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.”

Surnames (1917) by Walter Parry Haskett-Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Childreun941/
Hildren936/
Hilldren881/
Hildreen881/
Cheldren880/
Childrin880/
Kildren8023/
Hildrin801/
Gildren800/
Hildring7548/
Hildrink751/
Sheldren750/
Celdrn715/
Sheldreen711/
Geldren672/
Heldring63235/
Jeldrin531/
Sellhdrn502/

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