Challoner

English

Etymology

Occupational surname for a maker or seller of blankets, from Middle English chaloun (“blanket”) + -er.

Proper noun

Challoner (plural Challoners)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Challoner is the 75317^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 256 individuals. Challoner is most common among White (95.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Challoner”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 315.