Childs Surname
Approximately 56,934 people bear this surname
Childs Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. or offic. 'the child.' Perhaps the eldest son, the heir (v. Eyre and Ayre). Hence Childe Harold simply revives the 'Childe Waters,' 'Childe Rolands,' or 'Childe Thopas's,' of mediaeval days. It is somewhat hard to fix the sense of Child in nomenclature.
Read More About This SurnameChilds Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38,166 | 1:9,497 | 1,155 |
| England | 10,679 | 1:5,218 | 728 |
| Australia | 3,745 | 1:7,208 | 1,062 |
| Canada | 2,056 | 1:17,921 | 2,545 |
| New Zealand | 636 | 1:7,120 | 1,213 |
| Wales | 524 | 1:5,906 | 660 |
| South Africa | 246 | 1:220,235 | 23,087 |
| Scotland | 197 | 1:27,177 | 2,903 |
| Northern Ireland | 124 | 1:14,879 | 2,036 |
| Ireland | 100 | 1:47,089 | 3,474 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 | 1:10,242 | 786 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 58 | 1:76,377 | 5,461 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,284 | 1:4,613 | 697 |
| Wales | 179 | 1:8,762 | 538 |
| Scotland | 43 | 1:87,052 | 4,622 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,954 | 1:6,314 | 790 |
Childs (166) may also be a first name.
Childs Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. or offic. 'the child.' Perhaps the eldest son, the heir (v. Eyre and Ayre). Hence Childe Harold simply revives the 'Childe Waters,' 'Childe Rolands,' or 'Childe Thopas's,' of mediaeval days. It is somewhat hard to fix the sense of Child in nomenclature. It evidently means a page occasionally. In the Morte Arthure mention is made of a youth named 'Chastelayne, a chylde of the Kynges chambyre.'
William le Child, Close Rolls, 12 Edward I.
Godwin Child, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Brian le Child, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter le Child, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John le Child, Sussex, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Robertus Childe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
The form Childs and the corrupted Chiles seem to represent the patronymic s, as in Jones, Williams. Simmonds, &c. Lower says, 'In Domesday the epithet Cild or Cilt is applied to several persons of distinction' (Patronymica Britannica).
Child's (Son): v. Child.
(English) An attendant, a young man or young knight, sometimes the youngest son; descendant of Cilda (child).
Child, Page and Varlet were names given to youths from seven to fourteen years of age, while receiving their education for knighthood.
Childs Demographics
Average Male Childs Height
176.87 cm
Average Female Childs Height
163.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Childs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Childs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Childs occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Childs? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,888th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 128,000 people. The last name Childs is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Childs live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Childs is also the 710,504th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 166 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 38,166 people, or 1 in 9,497. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 5 percent reside and Michigan, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States Childs occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Childs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Childs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Childs surname increased 480 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 293 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 458 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 172 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Childs Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States Childs are 13.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.83% registered to vote for the 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.
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Childs Reference & Research
Childs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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Footnotes
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