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Chandler (surname)

This article is about the surname "Chandler". For the given name, see Chandler (given name). For other uses, see Chandler (disambiguation).

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]

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

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
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