Childress is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Childress
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Childress is a variation of the Childers. Of obscure origin, but possibly a descendant of Chilbert meaning "cauldron, bright"; or possibly referring to one who has had a child; might be a contraction of childer;house, and thus designate one who operated such a place.

A variant of Chiilders, of obscure origin meaning "cauldron, bright".

How popular is Childress?

Childress is common in United States.

Childress is ranked 16577 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Childress bearers increased by 1.85 per cent in 2010 US census to 24937 since 2000, the surname slipped by 100 spots and ranked at 1424. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.33 79.84
Black 16.39 16.19
Hispanic or Latino 2.16 1.44
Others 2.14 1.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.54 0.61
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.38
Childress is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 33498 people have been found who wears Childress as their family name. Childress is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Childress:
1,333 United States33,339
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
56,985 England45
86,017 Canada31
189,895 Germany16
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
426,148 Thailand10
45,470 Mexico9
249,062 Philippines6

Childress Namesakes

  • Mark Childress, American novelist and southern writer
  • George Childress, lawyer, politician
  • James Childress, philosopher and theologian whose scholarship addresses ethics
  • Josh Childress, American professional basketball player for the San-en NeoPhoenix of the Japanese B.League
  • Ross Childress, American musician
  • Richard Childress, former NASCAR driver and the current team owner of Richard Childress Racing
  • Brad Childress, American football coach
  • Bam Childress, former gridiron football wide receiver
  • Alice Childress, American novelist, playwright, and actress
  • Randolph Childress, American former professional basketball player
  • Ray Childress, Raymond Clay Childress, Jr
  • David Hatcher Childress, American author
  • Fred Childress, former all-star offensive lineman
  • Rob Childress, head baseball coach of the Texas A&M Aggies baseball team
  • Joe Childress, running back in the National Football League

Childress Namesakes

  • Mark Childress, American novelist and southern writer
  • George Childress, lawyer, politician
  • James Childress, philosopher and theologian whose scholarship addresses ethics
  • Josh Childress, American professional basketball player for the San-en NeoPhoenix of the Japanese B.League
  • Ross Childress, American musician
  • Richard Childress, former NASCAR driver and the current team owner of Richard Childress Racing
  • Brad Childress, American football coach
  • Bam Childress, former gridiron football wide receiver
  • Alice Childress, American novelist, playwright, and actress
  • Randolph Childress, American former professional basketball player
  • Ray Childress, Raymond Clay Childress, Jr
  • David Hatcher Childress, American author
  • Fred Childress, former all-star offensive lineman
  • Rob Childress, head baseball coach of the Texas A&M Aggies baseball team
  • Joe Childress, running back in the National Football League

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