Childs is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Childs
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

See Child - The son and heir in noble and royal families. The word was employed by Spenser, and in the old ballads, as the "Childe of Elle," "Child Waters," etc. In Domesday the epithet Cild or Cilt is applied to several persons of distinction. Le Child in Hundred Rolls.

An attendant, a young man or young knight, sometimes the youngest son; descendant of Cilda meaning "child".

The variation of Child. The son and heir in noble and royal families. The word was employed by Spenser, and in the old ballads, as the "Childe of Elle," "Child Waters," etc. In Domesday the epithet Cild or Cilt is applied to several persons of distinction. Le Child in Hundred Rolls.

How popular is Childs?

Childs is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, South Africa, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

Childs is ranked 9898 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Childs bearers increased by 4.01 per cent in 2010 US census to 28359 since 2000, the surname slipped by 64 spots and ranked at 1242. The last name was found in around 10 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 63.3 65.14
Black 30.85 30.72
Others 2.36 1.53
Hispanic or Latino 2.06 1.27
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.97 0.94
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.45 0.4
Childs is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however England lie ahead in terms of density. Around 56914 people have been found who wears Childs as their family name. Childs is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Childs:
1,155 United States38,146
728 England10,679
Countries with thousands of Childs:
1,062 Australia3,745
2,545 Canada2,056
Countries with hundreds of Childs:
1,213 New Zealand636
660 Wales524
23,087 South Africa246
2,903 Scotland197
2,036 Northern Ireland124
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,474 Ireland100
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
101,917 Germany45
142,161 France45
213,663 Thailand43
44,226 Malaysia30
16,789 Iraq21
13,856 Singapore17
256,604 Brazil16
48,545 Sweden15
18,218 Uruguay14
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
7,543 Trinidad and Tobago11
786 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
45,945 Japan10
58,198 Switzerland9
20,027 Ecuador9
228,986 Philippines8
8,933 China8
88,902 Netherlands8
92,666 Spain7
786,157 India7
98,400 Belgium7
2,387 Isle of Man7
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 23 years old immigrant James Childs who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on April 19, 1849 by China put out from Liverpool. Hannah Childs, aged 21, Immigrant David Childs, Robert Childs, Immigrant A. Childs, Bookbinder Charles Childs, are other Childs that migrated to US.

From Germany

Laborer Abbot Childs from Germany aboard the Helvetia from Liverpool & Queenstown. He is registered to be 17 years old when he arrived in USA on September 14, 1865. M.C. Childs, aged 2, M. Childs (19), are others that migrated to US.

Childs Namesakes

  • Earle Childs, officer in the United States Navy
  • George William Childs, American publisher
  • Joseph Childs, British Royal Marines officer and penal administrator; he was commandant of the second convict settlement at Norfolk Island
  • Mary Louise Milliken Childs, Noted philanthropist
  • Thomas Childs, U.S. soldier
  • Billy Childs, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor
  • Barney Childs, American composer and teacher
  • Ozro W. Childs, Protestant horticulturalist, merchant
  • Morris Childs, American political activist and American Communist Party functionary
  • Ros Childs, English-born TV Journalist based in Australia with a focus on business matters
  • Tom Childs, Tom Childs, Jr
  • James Childs, English musician and composer-producer
  • Jeremy Childs, American actor and writer from Nashville
  • Roy Childs, Roy Alan Childs Jr
  • Cupid Childs, American second baseman
  • Euros Childs, https://www
  • Tracey Childs, English actress
  • David Childs, American architect and chairman emeritus of the architectural firm Skidmore
  • Marquis Childs, 20th-century American journalist
  • Wyndham Childs, British Army officer
  • Henry H. Childs, American politician
  • Clarence Childs, American athlete
  • Toni Childs, American-Australian singer-songwriter
  • Henry Childs, American football tight end
  • Ted Childs, commenced training as a programme director with ABC Television
  • Robert A. Childs, U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • Timothy Childs, Timothy Childs Jr
  • Martin Childs, British production designer
  • Darren Childs, British business executive

Childs Namesakes

  • Earle Childs, officer in the United States Navy
  • George William Childs, American publisher
  • Joseph Childs, British Royal Marines officer and penal administrator; he was commandant of the second convict settlement at Norfolk Island
  • Mary Louise Milliken Childs, Noted philanthropist
  • Thomas Childs, U.S. soldier
  • Billy Childs, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor
  • Barney Childs, American composer and teacher
  • Ozro W. Childs, Protestant horticulturalist, merchant
  • Morris Childs, American political activist and American Communist Party functionary
  • Ros Childs, English-born TV Journalist based in Australia with a focus on business matters
  • Tom Childs, Tom Childs, Jr
  • James Childs, English musician and composer-producer
  • Jeremy Childs, American actor and writer from Nashville
  • Roy Childs, Roy Alan Childs Jr
  • Cupid Childs, American second baseman
  • Euros Childs, https://www
  • Tracey Childs, English actress
  • David Childs, American architect and chairman emeritus of the architectural firm Skidmore
  • Marquis Childs, 20th-century American journalist
  • Wyndham Childs, British Army officer
  • Henry H. Childs, American politician
  • Clarence Childs, American athlete
  • Toni Childs, American-Australian singer-songwriter
  • Henry Childs, American football tight end
  • Ted Childs, commenced training as a programme director with ABC Television
  • Robert A. Childs, U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • Timothy Childs, Timothy Childs Jr
  • Martin Childs, British production designer
  • Darren Childs, British business executive

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