Churchyard Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Churchyard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the churchyard,' one who lived in or by the precincts of the church.

John atte Chircheyerde, Close Roll, 20 Edward III.

Laurence de Kirkegarth, Close Rolls, 20 Edward I.

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Churchyard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4731:117,79711,992
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Australia541:499,92037,885
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4161:58,5956,887
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Churchyard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the churchyard,' one who lived in or by the precincts of the church.

John atte Chircheyerde, Close Roll, 20 Edward III.

Laurence de Kirkegarth, Close Rolls, 20 Edward I.

Richard Chircheyerde, Patent Roll, 7 Henry VII.

Johannes atte Cyrkarth, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Adam Kirkeyerde, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1603. Buried — George Churchyard, slaine: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1631. — Humpfery Churchyard, haberdasher: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

From residence near one. The forms in the H.R. are Ate Churehehaye (the enclosure of the church), and De and In Cimeterio, the cemetery.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Churchyard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Churchyard is found most frequently in England. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Churchyard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 471,234th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,235,317 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Churchyard are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 473 people, or 1 in 117,797. In England Churchyard is primarily concentrated in: Suffolk, where 29 percent live, Norfolk, where 14 percent live and Essex, where 11 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Churchyard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Churchyard has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Churchyard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Churchyard last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Churchyard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.69% more than the national average, earning R 393,732 per year; in United States they earn 30.39% less than the national average, earning $30,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.19% more than the national average, earning $67,662 CAD per year.

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