Churches Surname

281,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Churches Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the churchhouse,' i.e. the parsonage; compare Kirkus for Kirk-house. See also Churchouse.

1626. Laurence Churches and Ellenor Alexander: Marriage Lic. (London).

Churches Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5431:49,7166,190
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
England1901:293,25322,497
New Zealand1591:28,4804,971
Wales811:38,2043,749
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Israel211:407,50632,346
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:126,95511,883
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Churches (226) may also be a first name.

Churches Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the churchhouse,' i.e. the parsonage; compare Kirkus for Kirk-house. See also Churchouse.

1626. Laurence Churches and Ellenor Alexander: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Churches is a name established in the Wells district; it is on the face of it a corruption of Cliurchhouse, a rare Somersetshire name, Churchus being an occasional intermediate form.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Churches Last Name Facts

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

The surname Churches occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Churches? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 281,779th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,323,262 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Churches are found; 51 percent are found in Australasia and 51 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Churches is also the 598,137th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 226 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 543 people, or 1 in 49,716. In Australia Churches is most numerous in: Victoria, where 46 percent reside, New South Wales, where 29 percent reside and Queensland, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Australia this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Churches Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Churches has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Churches last name expanded 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Churches Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

The amount Churches earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.55% less than the national average, earning R 138,900 per year; in United States they earn 72.02% more than the national average, earning $74,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.31% more than the national average, earning $59,773 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Churcheus941/
Churchies940/
Churche9317/
Hurches939/
Curches930/
Churchheus8918/
Churcher884,139/
Churchey88487/
Chorches8862/
Churchis886/
Churchie881/
Churchje881/
Churhe86261/
Hurche861/
Churce860/
Churchett82168/
Chourcheh821/
Schurcher820/
Corches80741/
Hurckes80226/
Chorche8045/
Churchi8039/
Khurche8028/
Chaurhe8010/
Churrhe805/
Churchy804/
Curchis802/
Hourche802/
Churges802/
Hursche801/
Churcha801/
Curcies801/
Chorces801/
Hurce7726/
Chorchis7551/
Chirchis7513/
Khourche757/
Chourchi756/
Churchit754/
Churcich753/
Churchio752/
Hurscher752/
Chaurkhe751/
Churrhey751/
Schurges751/
Churchic751/
Corchies751/
Huireche751/
Chaurcha751/
Churchid751/
Hurchysh751/
Churchay750/
Schurher750/
Ceurcher750/
Courcies750/
Corces71373/
Khourcheh71210/
Horche71207/
Hurkes71130/
Churchich71118/
Chursa71109/
Hurcet7181/
Hurchi7173/
Şurche7128/
Hurses7126/
Hurshe7117/
Chorce7110/
Hürche7110/
Curcis719/
Hurges719/
Surche719/
Chursi718/
Chaurchai718/
Huirce713/
Hource711/
Hurcey711/
Churcy711/
Churge711/
Zurche711/
Chaurchuy711/
Churci711/
Churse710/
Schuurhuis67371/
Corchis67354/
Khurchi67136/
Corcheş67119/
Corchez67110/
Surchea6799/
Jurchis6790/
Chorchi6777/
Schurse6763/
Jursche6756/
Hurhysh6749/
Hurshed6742/
Chaursi6735/
Chourse6733/
Khurshe6732/
Chorcha6727/
Surcess6726/
Hurzhei6725/
Hurshey6717/
Chaurse6711/
Hourchi678/
Khurges674/
Chourge673/
Shurchi672/
Chaurge671/
Churhui671/
Churjet671/
Chursea671/
Scheurchio671/
Shurges671/
Surchie671/
Hurchaj671/
Horchey671/
Horsche671/
Sources671/
Chursha671/
Churkis671/
Hursher670/
Surcher670/
Hurshie670/
Schurze670/
Hurshee670/
Hurgess670/
Horchie670/

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Churches Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Churches
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