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Churchill


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Origin Of The Surname Churchill

Meaning Of The Surname Churchill

From the Town with the Church on the Hill

Interesting Facts About Churchill

Churchill is a locational surname, originating from any of the places so-called across Britain. The place name itself is pretty self-explanatory; the name was given to towns where the church was located on a hill. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. Sir Winston Churchill is an obvious bearer of this surname.

Churchill Statistics

Churchill is the number 887 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 11,166 share the surname Churchill in the UK.

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