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Where Does The Last Name Childs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Childs is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Childs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 9,888^th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 128,000 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Childs reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 710,504^th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 166 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 38,166 people, or 1 in 9,497. In The United States Childs is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 5 percent are found and Michigan, where 4 percent are found. Outside of The United States Childs exists in 85 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Childs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Childs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Childs surname grew 480 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 293 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 458 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 172 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Childs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Childs surname is predominantly Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Childs last name are 13.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Childs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.48% less than the national average, earning 202,524 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.61% more than the national average, earning R 395,928 per year; in United States they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $41,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $48,403 CAD per year.