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Chandler (surname)

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Chandler
Language(s)English
Origin
Meaningcandle maker
Region of originEurope
Other names
Variant form(s)Chandelar, Candelar, Chandeler, Chandlar

Chandler, and its variant spellings, is a family name that originated as an occupational surname in medieval England. It applied to a person involved in making or selling candles and similar articles. The earliest records as a surname are attested in Anglo-Norman by Matthew le Candeler in London in 1274 and William le Chandeler in Essex in 1275.[1] It corresponds to the Norman-Picard and (northern) French surnames Candelier, Chandelier and Lechandelier "candle maker".[2]

As of 2010, Chandler ranked as the 404th most popular surname in the United States, with 79,186 citizens.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ Reaney, P.H. (1961), "Chandler", A Dictionary of British Surnames, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, p. 65
  2. ^ Albert Dauzat (completed by Marie-Thérèse Morlet), Noms et prénoms de France, éditions Larousse, 1980, p. 107b