Churcher Surname

112,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Churcher Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the churchyard,' from residence thereby. A corruption of Churchyard, which see. (a) Local, 'at the churchhay,' from residence thereby (v. Churchey), a corruption. There is not the slightest evidence that I can find in favour of Lower's view that Churcher is the same as Churchman, one who had care of a church.

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Churcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6321:34,1414,509
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
Australia4931:54,7586,718
Canada2991:123,22912,908
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
Wales1081:28,6532,938
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Isle of Man291:2,959610
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Israel91:950,84857,975
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0341:23,5743,284
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Churcher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the churchyard,' from residence thereby. A corruption of Churchyard, which see. (a) Local, 'at the churchhay,' from residence thereby (v. Churchey), a corruption. There is not the slightest evidence that I can find in favour of Lower's view that Churcher is the same as Churchman, one who had care of a church.

1514. John Churchearde (i.e. Churchyard), or Churcherd, or Chyrchar, sup. for B.A.: Register of the University of Oxford.

1750. Married — Everard Churcher and Mary Rankin: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1765. Married — James Charman and Jane Churcher: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Church (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From residence near some church; or it may be the same as Churchman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Churcher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Churcher is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Churcher.

How Common Is The Last Name Churcher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 112,030th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,760,702 people. The last name Churcher is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Churcher live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,632 people, or 1 in 34,141. In England Churcher is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 28 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and West Sussex, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Churcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Churcher has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Churcher surname expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 10,800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 345 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Churcher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Churcher last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Churcher earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.58% more than the national average, earning R 281,784 per year; in United States they earn 27.58% more than the national average, earning $55,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $52,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Churchere9410/
Schurcher940/
Curcher9373/
Churche9317/
Churches881,369/
Churchey88487/
Hurscher882/
Churchie881/
Churchje881/
Churcker881/
Courcher880/
Schurher880/
Ceurcher880/
Churhe86261/
Hurche861/
Curcer860/
Churce860/
Churchett82168/
Chourcheh821/
Chiercher821/
Zurcher803,048/
Horcher801,022/
Corcher80130/
Chorche8045/
Churchi8039/
Khurche8028/
Chaurhe8010/
Hurches809/
Churrhe805/
Churchy804/
Curcier802/
Hourche802/
Hursche801/
Churcha801/
Churcre801/
Hursher800/
Surcher800/
Schorscher7845/
Hurce7726/
Chirchir7531,635/
Courcier751,282/
Schurger75166/
Zhurzher7545/
Zeurcher7533/
Khourche757/
Chourchi756/
Churchis756/
Shursher756/
Churchit754/
Churcich753/
Churchio752/
Horscher752/
Khursher751/
Chaurkhe751/
Churrhey751/
Surscher751/
Huireche751/
Chaurcha751/
Churchid751/
Churchay750/
Currceir750/
Caurcier750/
Khourcheh71210/
Horche71207/
Churchich71118/
Hurcet7181/
Hurchi7173/
Şurche7128/
Hurger7119/
Hurshe7117/
Chorce7110/
Hürche7110/
Surche719/
Chaurchai718/
Huirce713/
Hurker712/
Hource711/
Hurcey711/
Hurzer711/
Corcer711/
Churcy711/
Churge711/
Khursheer711/
Hchirchir711/
Zurche711/
Chaurchuy711/
Churci711/
Hurser710/
Churse710/
Tschürtscher701/
Zürcher6710,050/
Khurchi67136/
Surchea6799/
Chorchi6777/
Schurse6763/
Jursche6756/
Sorcher6744/
Hurshed6742/
Chourse6733/
Corcier6732/
Khurshe6732/
Chorcha6727/
Hurzhei6725/
Shurger6717/
Hurshey6717/
Chaurse6711/
Hourchi678/
Surzher677/
Hurtzer673/
Chourge673/
Shurchi672/
Sursher672/
Churges672/
Chaurge671/
Hurshjr671/
Horsher671/
Churhui671/
Churjet671/
Chursea671/
Scheurchio671/
Shorcer671/
Surchie671/
Hurchaj671/
Horchey671/
Horsche671/
Haurser671/
Chursha671/
Horcker671/
Chorker670/
Surherd670/
Hurshie670/
Schurze670/
Hurshee670/
Horchie670/
Hourger670/

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