Challis is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Challis
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: A cup or bowl, taken perhaps from the sign of a house or shop

How popular is Challis?

Challis is common in United States.

Challis is ranked 60854 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Challis bearers increased by 2.73224 per cent in 2010 US census to 752 since 2000, the surname slipped by 717 spots and ranked at 30916. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.68 94.95
Others 1.99 1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.33 1.64
Hispanic or Latino 0.93 0
Challis is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 7570 people have been found who wears Challis as their family name. Challis is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
119,730 Brazil3
19,452 Malaysia3
90,215 Germany3
6,270 Hong Kong3
91,784 Netherlands2
147,165 Czech Republic2
23,344 Austria2
897,276 Russia1
123,175 Tanzania1
1,704,541 India1
30,360 Thailand1
49,101 Denmark1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
20,172 Hungary1
153,416 Italy1
56,169 Mexico1
91,024 Belgium1
24,421 Slovakia1
5,553 Taiwan1
53,505 Turkey1
573 Vanuatu1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
54,131 Spain34
861 Barbados31
11,387 Ireland22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,801 Northern Ireland72
14,205 Sweden65
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Challis:
3,113 Australia992
10,869 South Africa584
11,416 Canada341
2,602 New Zealand291
3,168 Scotland203
3,094 Wales124
Countries with thousands of Challis:
2,195 England3,651
28,268 United States1,066
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Grocer James Challis from Great Britain aboard the Yorktown from London during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on May 28, 1849. Susan Challis, aged 30, Susan Challis, 7 years old Jane Challis, 5 years old Josiah Challis, 3 years old Ruth Challis, Ann Challis (1 year old), Carpenter Phillip Challis, are others that migrated to US.

Comments

J
Jazmin Hendren
The first holders of this surname were probably originate in a chalis place called the place characterized by the presence of a sacred stone, the Gallic kar: stone, name of an old house from the early centuries AD, become hereditary surname from the late twelfth century.

Challis Namesakes

  • James Challis, Physicist
  • John Challis, Actor
  • Christopher Challis, Cinematographer
  • James Challis, Physicist
  • Trevor Challis, Soccer player
  • Jean Challis, Actress
  • Sarah Challis, Writer
  • Ron Challis, Referee
  • Esteban Challis, Actor
  • Drummond Challis, Film producer

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