Churchward Surname

249,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Churchward Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the churchward,' a churchwarden.

Adam Kirkeward, Yorkshire: Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

Churchward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5311:104,93010,991
Australia4761:56,7146,917
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Canada1251:294,76527,374
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Wales401:77,3636,557
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3811:63,9777,372
Wales91:174,2686,522
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Churchward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the churchward,' a churchwarden.

Adam Kirkeward, Yorkshire: Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

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

(English) Churchwarden, Sacristan [Old English ciric-weard]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Churchward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Churchward occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Churchward click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Churchward? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 249,873rd most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,589,135 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Churchward are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 531 people, or 1 in 104,930. In England Churchward is most frequent in: Devon, where 22 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Kent, where 8 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Churchward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Churchward has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 487 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 444 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Churchward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Churchward are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Churchward earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.2% less than the national average, earning R 180,120 per year; in United States they earn 21.85% more than the national average, earning $52,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $46,858 CAD per year.

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Churchward Reference & Research

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Churchward FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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